A Florida teen is accused of walking six miles with a folding scythe and pocket knife he bought online before allegedly using the weapons to kill another boy who was hosting a sleepover with a friend.
Alexander Hernandez, 16, arrived at the house in Wildwood, Florida, around 10 p.m. Saturday and began banging on the door, which was unlocked by victim Connor Gill, 15, according to the Sumter County Sheriff's Office.
Hernandez allegedly kicked open the door, barged inside and fatally stabbed Gill, then threatened another, unidentified person who lives in the house, holding the weapons over his head and saying, "Stay the f--- out of it."
At that point, an unidentified 48-year-old man who heard the commotion went to intervene and was allegedly stabbed in the shoulder by Hernandez, who then ran away.
Both Hernandez and Gill had withdrawn from public school and were being homeschooled, according to the Sheriff's Office.
"The exact motive for the attack is yet to be determined. One thing is for certain: this was a violent and premeditated attack," Undersheriff Pat Breeden said in a video statement posted online Sunday.
Hernandez was quickly tracked down following a helicopter search and was "still in possession of the murder weapons at the time of his arrest," Breeden said.
The teen allegedly told detectives he purchased the scythe and hawkbill folding knife online Thursday.
"When their weapons arrived on Saturday, he unpacked the weapons, played with him for a little bit, and then he walked nearly six miles to the victim's residence," Breeden said.
Both victims were rushed to a local hospital where Gill was pronounced dead around 1:20 a.m. on Sunday.
The unidentified man remained hospitalized in the intensive care unit in stable condition, Breeden said.
Hernandez was charged with first-degree premeditated murder, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and armed burglary and was being held without bail in the Sumter County Jail.
Court information wasn't available Monday morning.
