Overview
- Davell Holden, 16, a Thornwood High basketball player, was fatally shot on Aug. 2 near 160th Place and Drexel Avenue in South Holland.
- Authorities arrested Javan Moore, 21, Demon Smith, 20, and a 16-year-old, all from Phoenix, with Moore charged with first-degree murder and the others with felony murder.
- Investigators say multiple assailants opened fire after mistaking Holden for an intended target who had recently lived on the block.
- Village officials set a news conference for Monday at 11 a.m. at South Holland Village Hall to outline the case.
- Police asked anyone with information to call 708-331-3131 ext. 2, as Mayor Don De Graff called the killing tragic and expressed support for the family.