Tai Sanders (right) and Paige Wheaton (left)
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17-year-old Tai Sanders and 20-year-old Paige Wheaton were charged with capital murder in connection with a deadly shooting on Thanksgiving.
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Police said the pair and two men were trying to rob J’Tavian Howard when a shootout between Howard and the two men occurred.
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Howard and 18-year-old Javon Gayton were killed in the shootout. The third man was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
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17-year-old Tai Sanders and 20-year-old Paige Wheaton were charged with capital murder in connection with a deadly shooting on Thanksgiving.
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Police said the pair and two men were trying to rob J’Tavian Howard when a shootout between Howard and the two men occurred.
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Howard and 18-year-old Javon Gayton were killed in the shootout. The third man was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
Texas’s Fort WorthIn relation to a Thanksgiving night shooting in Fort Worth that left two people dead and one injured, two women have been charged with capital murder.
What We Know: Tai Sanders, 17, and Paige Wheaton, 20, were taken into custody by Fort Worth police. They were accused of capital murder in connection with J’Taviain Howard’s passing.
The Tarrant County Prison is presently housing both of them.
According to the police, the two were involved in a group text with two males that indicated they intended to rob Howard while brandishing guns.
According to the authorities, Howard and the other two males engaged in gunfire during the heist, and all three were shot. After being brought to a nearby hospital, Howard passed away.
Javon Gayton, an 18-year-old guy, was also declared dead at the scene. A third was critically ill and sent to the hospital.
Timeline: By analyzing camera footage, police were able to compile a timeline of the incidents that preceded the shooting.
In accordance with Sanders’ warrant, investigators stated:
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9:35 p.m. – Howard parks his car near Broadmoor Apartments
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9:42 p.m. – Gayton and the other man leave the apartment complex on foot and cross the street while passing by Howard’s vehicle before crossing again and walking back toward Howard’s vehicle.
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9:45 p.m. – Gayton and the other man rush Howard’s vehicle. A female jumps out of the passenger seat and runs away. A shootout between the three occurs and all three men are shot.
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9:46 p.m. – The woman who ran from Howard’s vehicle is picked up by a car leaving the apartment complex.
According to the affidavit, investigators found Sanders and Wheaton after receiving a tip from the police.
When Sanders was interviewed by police, she told them that she had been chatting to a man on Snapchat and was planning to see him, and that she had spent Thanksgiving with Wheaton and the two males.
According to the affidavit, she claimed that two guys approached them in the car brandishing firearms and that she fled before Wheaton could come get her.
The affidavit claims that after doing a forensic check on Sanders’ phone, officers discovered a group conversation in which she, Wheaton, and the two men discussed the robbery attempt.
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This article’s information is based on Tai Sanders’ arrest warrant and Fort Worth police.
This article’s information is based on Tai Sanders’ arrest warrant and Fort Worth police.
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