Sheriff's Office: Teenager arrested for premeditated murder in stabbing death of 15-year-old | Summer Sun Times

A 16-year-old boy was arrested this weekend for premeditated first-degree murder after a 15-year-old boy died following a double stabbing. The second victim, an adult, is in intensive care at the hospital, according to the Sumter County Sheriff's Office (SCSO).

On Saturday evening, Alexander Warren Hernandez, who was known to the victim, allegedly arrived unexpectedly and “knocked” on the door; the juvenile victim, Connor Michael Gill, went to unlock the door when Hernandez entered the home and stabbed him, threatening a third victim, according to the sheriff's office.

According to the SCSO release, the adult victim came to inspect what was happening and was also stabbed by the suspect. Both victims were assisted by emergency medical services on scene and then airlifted to area hospitals, where the teenage victim died. Gill was 14 years old.

It was shortly after 10 p.m. when sheriffs responded to the scene on CR 148 in Wildwood in reference to the stabbing. The incident allegedly occurred during a sleepover at the young victim's house.

During the investigation, Hernández, who had fled on foot, was identified as a suspect. He was arrested a short time later, with the help of the sheriff's office helicopter.

According to Undersheriff Pat Breeden, Hernandez told detectives he ordered the two guns he used online Thursday. When they arrived Saturday, he packed them up and “played with them a bit” before walking the six miles to Gill's home.

The investigation remains active and if anyone has information related to the case, you are asked to contact the Sumter County Sheriff's Office at 352‐793‐2621, or, to remain anonymous, contact Crimeline at 1 ‐800‐423‐TIPS (8477).