A teenage boy is dead, and another is in custody following a shooting outside of a fast-food restaurant in Lewisville Wednesday afternoon.
According to the Lewisville Police Department, officers received a call around 4:10 p.m. about a teenager being shot in the parking lot of Raising Canes in the 1000 block of W. Main Street.
Police said they found 17-year-old Skylar Ashton Marquel Linson suffering from a gunshot wound when they arrived at the scene.
Investigators learned that Linson got out of his car and was walking towards the restaurant when someone pulled up in another car, got out, shot Linson, and then drove off.
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Linson was taken to Medical City Lewisville Hospital, later dying from his injuries. Lewisville PD said the alleged shooter, who is also a teen, fled the scene and led authorities on a brief car chase into Carrollton.
Matt Martucci, public information officer for the City of Lewisville, told NBC 5 that a witness of the shooting helped officers catch up to the gunman.
“A good Samaritan actually followed the suspect out of the scene, followed him down 35, and the President George Bush Turnpike telling police where he was,” said Martucci.
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The juvenile eventually stopped and surrendered in the 1800 block of Trinity Mills Road before being taken into custody by officers.
“We have the suspect’s car already towed to impound, so they'll go through that car as well looking for any other kind of evidence in the vehicle, anything like that, maybe help us find out what led to this,” said Martucci.
Police say they don't have a motive but plan to interview the suspect, who is a minor. It is unclear if his name will be released to the public because he is underage.
Meantime, they want the Lewisville community to know, “This was, as best we can tell, a targeted attack. This was not a random attack,” said Martucci.
LPD confirmed that Linson was a student at Lewisville High School, and the shooter was not a student there.
The Lewisville Independent School District released a statement hours after the shooting, confirming that a student was involved in the off-campus incident.
"Because of laws protecting student privacy, we are unable to confirm any other details at this time because we do not have consent from the family. Any information would need to come from the Lewisville Police Department. A phone call and email went to Lewisville High School and the Lewisville Harmon and Killough 9-10 grade campuses, alerting families to this situation. The LISD CARE Team - a specialized team of counselors trained to respond to situations such as this - will be at Lewisville High School tomorrow to support any student or staff member impacted by this tragic event. While we believe this was an isolated incident, out of an abundance of caution, all three LHS campuses will have additional security on campus on Thursday and Friday. We are deeply saddened by this tragic situation. At this time, we are respecting the privacy of the student’s family and will be there to offer whatever assistance we can when they are ready." - Lewisville ISD
The fatal shooting is still under investigation.
