The Brief
- Mesquite police arrested 17-year-old Ledavion Sockwell for the shooting of DoorDash driver Manuel Gonzalez during a delivery attempt on October 27.
- Conflicting accounts and a review of 911 calls reportedly led police to identify Sockwell as the gunman.
- Sockwell is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and is expected to be transferred to the Dallas County jail.
MESQUITE, Texas – Mesquite police said Tuesday that conflicting accounts from a DoorDash driver and the people who ordered food the night he was shot ultimately led to Mesquite SWAT forcing their way into the home of the 17-year-old now charged in the case.
Conflicting stories led to arrest
What we know:
Detectives said they interviewed the driver, 29-year-old Manuel Gonzalez, multiple times over the past month, along with witnesses who were at the Birch Bend home on October 27. Police said their stories did not align, prompting investigators to re-examine evidence and revisit 911 calls made that night.
The review is what led officers to initiate Monday’s arrest of Ledavion Sockwell.
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