2 teens arrested after 15-year-old girl shot and killed on New Year’s Day, Amarillo police say

AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - Amarillo police homicide detectives have made two arrests in connection with the shooting death of a 15-year-old girl on New Year’s Day.

Police said 17-year-old Jeremiah Luke Matthews was arrested on a manslaughter charge.

Another 17-year-old, Korde Matthews, was arrested on a charge of tampering with evidence.

Both were booked into the Potter County Jail on Thursday afternoon, police said.

Officials say on Jan. 1 at around 1:10 a.m., APD officers were called to the area of Westwind Ave on a report of a woman who had been shot.

When officers arrived, they learned the victim, a 15-year-old girl had been shot in a car and was taken to an area hospital with life threatening injuries.

APD says medical personnel were unable to save the young girl and she died at the hospital because of her injuries.

The APD Homicide Unit was called to the scene and is currently investigating.