Police arrested a second male suspect Friday evening in connection with the shooting during Round Rock’s Juneteenth celebration on June 15 that left two people dead and 14 others injured, officials said.
The second suspect, a juvenile, was arrested Friday at 8:30 p.m. and taken to the Williamson County Juvenile Justice Center, according to a Facebook post from the Round Rock Police Department. His name is not being released because he is a suspect under the age of 17. The charges against him and the location where he was arrested have also not been released.
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“The investigation is ongoing and Round Rock Police continue to investigate additional suspects,” the post said. “More information will be released as it becomes available. The Round Rock Police Department would like to thank the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Department of Public Safety and the Pflugerville Police Department for their assistance.”
Police arrested the first suspect, 17-year-old Ricky Thompson III of Manor, at an undisclosed location in Pflugerville at 7:30 a.m. Thursday. Thompson is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Round Rock Police Chief Allen Banks has said Thompson was not the only shooter at the event at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock. He said “more charges would follow” against Thompson and other shooters.
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The shooting occurred as an argument between two groups attending the Juneteenth event led to several people pulling out guns and shooting at each other on June 15 around 10:50 p.m., police said.
Banks declined to comment on the cause of the dispute.
Lyndsey Vicknair, 31, of Manor and Ara Duke, 54, of Pflugerville, both innocent bystanders, were killed in the shooting. The other fourteen injured suffered gunshot wounds, police said.
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