Texas man and teen arrested in connection to drive-by shooting that left two dead, including a 5-year-old boy
The Fort Worth, Texas area shooting that left two dead happened late last month.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A Texas man and a juvenile were arrested over Labor Day weekend in connection to a drive-by shooting that left a 5-year-old boy and a 17-year-old dead in a northern Fort Worth neighborhood on Aug. 28, police said.
Anthony Ray Bell-Johnson, 21, was taken into custody and charged with capital murder, unlicensed carrying of a weapon, and engaging in organized criminal activity, according to jail records. He's being held at the Tarrant County Jail on a combined bond of $763,500.
Anthony Ray Bell-Johnson, 21, was arrested on capital murder charges in connection to a shooting that left a 5-year-old boy and a 17-year-old dead. (Fort Worth Police Department)
A 16-year-old juvenile, who police did not identify, is also being held for capital murder charges.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The two suspects are accused of opening fire on a home around 2:15 p.m., killing 5-year-old Rayshard Scott and his cousin, 17-year-old Jamarrien Monroe.
An 18-month-old boy was also wounded, but is expected to survive, according to Fox 4 Dallas.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Police did not say how they connected Bell-Johnson and the juvenile to the double homicide.
The shooting left a 5-year-old and 17-year-old dead. (Fox 4 News)
Monroe's mother, Tijuana West, told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram that she was inside her home when she heard what sounded like fireworks, then rushed downstairs to find the chaotic scene.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"It happened so fast," West told the newspaper. "I was just trying to figure out where my babies were."