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Three Charged in Mistaken-Identity Killing of South Holland Teen Davell Holden

Officials attribute the August shooting to mistaken identity involving an intended target who had lived on the block.

Overview

  • The village announced arrests Sunday, charging alleged shooter Javan Moore, 21, with first-degree murder and charging Demon Smith, 20, and a 16-year-old with felony murder.
  • All three suspects are residents of Phoenix, Illinois, according to South Holland officials.
  • Investigators say Holden, 16, was visiting his girlfriend near 160th Place and Drexel Avenue on Aug. 2 when assailants mistook him for their target.
  • A press conference on the arrests is scheduled for Monday at 11 a.m. at the South Holland Village Hall Council Room.
  • South Holland Police asked anyone with information to call 708-331-3131, ext. 2, and Mayor Don De Graff offered condolences to Holden’s family.