PORT ARTHUR, Texas — One man was arrested after the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old outside a Port Arthur gas station.
Ashton Jherimiah Robertson, 21, is charged with tampering with evidence in the deadly shooting of a Port Arthur teenager.
Detectives did not answer many questions during a press conference Friday, May 24, including whether or not the 16-year-old who was killed had a weapon.
Port Arthur Police are investigating after a fatal shooting at the Short Stop gas station located in the 2200 block of Gulfway Drive.
A juvenile died from his injuries at the scene, police said. Officers were called to the scene just before 10:40 p.m. on Wednesday.
Precinct 7 Justice of the Peace Brad Burnett said in a phone interview that the 16-year-old victim was shot in the back, as if he may have been in a hurry.
Port Arthur Police did clarify despite some reports, the clerk was not the shooter in this case.
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