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3 Teens, 1 Adult Arrested After 16-Year-Old Killed In Failed Gun Robbery Attempt  

MESQUITE, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) - Mesquite Police Department Detectives said a failed robbery attempt involving the sale/exchange of a firearm resulted in four arrests and the death of a 16-year-old.

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Crystal and Simon Guillen (credit: Mesquite Police Dept.)

The four people arrested are: Johnathan Pyle, 19, of Dallas, a 15-year-old from Dallas, Simon Guillen, 18, and his mother Crystal Guillen, 34. They were all charged with capital murder.

Johnathan Pyle
Johnathan Pyle (credit: Mesquite Police Dept.)

Officers found the victim on Jan. 22 in what what was initially believed to be a motor vehicle accident in the 2800 Block of Clay Mathis Road. A witness told police that the teen fell from a car. First responders at first thought someone had stabbed him in the chest. He was treated at the scene and then transported him to a local hospital by ambulance, where he was later pronounced deceased.

The puncture wound to the victim's chest was later determined to be consistent with a gunshot wound.

 

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