Two baby-faced Florida teens allegedly lured a 14-year-old girl into the woods before they fatally shot her and set her remains on fire over an online dispute.
Danika Troy was last seen by her mother Nov. 30 and reported missing as a runaway the next day around 7 a.m., Santa Rosa County Sheriff Bob Johnson told reporters at a press conference Thursday.
Danika Troy is seen in an undated Facebook photo. Facebook/Ashley Troy“Unbeknownst to the mother, Danika was murdered the previous night,” Johnson said.
Danika’s body was found in a wooded area in Pace, Fla. — 17 miles north of Pensacola near the southern coast of the state’s panhandle — around 11 a.m. Dec. 2.
A passer-by had discovered the body, and when police arrived at the grisly scene, they found Danika’s corpse shot and badly burned, “multiple live ammunition rounds” and what investigators believe was her electric scooter.
Kimahri Blevins, 14, and Gabriel Williams, 16, were quickly identified as the primary suspects and charged with first-degree premeditated murder.
Gabriel Williams, 16, allegedly stole his mother’s handgun before the fatal shooting. Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office
Kimahri Blevins, 14, told police he had a falling out with Danika before her murder. Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office“This is where it gets really horrific,” Johnson said.
“It’s bad enough you kill a 14-year-old. You’re 14, you’re 16, shoot her multiple times, then they set her on fire.”
The three teens had been “acquaintances” from school and had a falling out over Thanksgiving break, police said.
The killers wanted Danika dead because she slighted them when she blocked Blevins’ social-media account and insulted Williams, calling him “worthless and a gang-banger,” authorities said.
Danika was found murdered in a wooded area of Pace, Fla., on Dec. 2. Santa Rosa County Sheriff's OfficeAn unidentified witness told investigators that Blevins revealed he and Williams “planned the murder of Danika,” although their initial plot was only to shoot the girl once, Law and Crime said, citing an arrest report.
Johnson said investigators suspect Williams stole his mother’s handgun before the shooting.
Danika is believed to have died of multiple gunshot wounds, and Williams is accused of taking things even further when the two juveniles burned Troy’s body.
Danikas body was found in woods off Kimberly Road. ABC/WEARBlevins was caught sneaking back home at 11 p.m. on the night of the murder, telling his mother he had gone out to smoke cigarettes – but she didn’t smell any cigarette smoke on him, a suspicious sign, according to the outlet.
He was questioned by detectives and confirmed he and Danika “had a falling out.”
Blevins then said to cops, “Lawyer” when the subject turned to what had happened in the woods.
Williams cried to detectives that the 14-year-old girl had made the “hurtful comments.” ABC/WEAR
The two teens were charged with first-degree premeditated murder. ABC/WEARWilliams cried to detectives before he was arrested that the 14-year-old girl had made “hurtful comments.”
“This is what Major Crimes calls a groundball, the evidence pointed to them immediately, and they took them into custody immediately,” Johnson said of the young suspects. “Unfortunately for the Troy family they have to go through this.”
The accused teens have had “run-ins” with law enforcement in the past, but Johnson wouldn’t disclose if they had previous arrests.
Officials haven’t ruled out charging any of the parents in Danika’s murder, saying they are “still looking into it.”
Johnson revealed the county has had “more homicides this year than normal,” but Danika’s murder is the first “juvenile on juvenile” since he was elected sheriff in 2016.
“You don’t want to go out to see a burnt child with bullet holes, that is not something you sign up for,” Johnson said.
Officials are hoping the two teens will be tried as adults.
“Hopefully, they go to adult prison, which is where they need to go. You do an adult crime, you got to do the adult time,” Johnson said.
The teens are being held in juvenile detention without bond.






