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  "publishedAt": "2026-04-12T23:40:54.000Z",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\nA 15-year-old Missouri boy begged for his life before allegedly being murdered by an illegal migrant in a deadly ambush attack.\n\nHonduran national Yefry Archaga-Elvir, 18, is accused of luring Miles Young into leaving his home under the false pretense of meeting a girl.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nHe is then alleged to have chased the 15-year-old before shooting him dead.\n\nMr Archaga-Elvir - who is currently being held without bond on a federal immigration detainer - has been charged with with first-degree murder and armed criminal action.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\nAnother suspect, Praize King, 18, has also been charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in connection with the 15-year-old's death.\n\nA third suspect has not been identified, but is believed to be a minor.\n\nAccording to prosecutors, the Honduran migrant \"knowingly caused the death\" of Mr Young by shooting him after plotting an organised set-up with multiple individuals.\n\nThe suspects had allegedly been tracking his movements prior to the attack, driving around the area and plotting how they could \"set up\" the schoolboy.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nWitnesses urged the 15-year-old - who was due to testify in a previous homicide case - not to go, fearing it was a trap, prosecutors said.\n\nAuthorities say Mr Young attempted to run away from the vehicle after realising he had been set up.\n\nBut the 18-year-old suspect \"chased victim on foot, and shot\" him, according to court documents.\n\nA separate witness said the 15-year-old had cried out: \"I just don't wanna die,\" before being gunned down.\n\n### US NEWS - READ THE LATEST:\n\n\n\n\n  * US Navy releases new details of Donald Trump's plan to blockade Strait of Hormuz\n  * UK will 'not be involved' in Donald Trump's blockade of Strait of Hormuz\n  * Donald Trump requests change to UFC White House card as new fight added for major event\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nHe died shortly afterwards from a gunshot wound to the chest.\n\nHomeland Security acting assistant secretary Lauren Bis said: \"Miles Young was lured to his death believing he was going to meet a girl.\n\n\"Instead, he was ambushed and killed in cold blood by this illegal alien who went on to brag about the murder.\n\n\"This animal was released into our country by the Obama administration.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\"Ice lodged an arrest detainer requesting Missouri not release this depraved killer from jail into American neighborhoods.\"\n\nMr Archaga-Elvir broke into the country as an accompanied minor in 2015, but was allowed to remain in the country, according to the Department of Homeland Security.\n\nThe victim's family described him as a \"compassionate, loving, and kind 15-year-old who brought light to everyone around him\".\n\nHis mother shared a message on social media in which she labelled her son a \"bright, kind, and unforgettable\" boy.\n\n\"We are grieving a loss that words cannot fully express,\" she added.\n\nThe investigation remains ongoing.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "Schoolboy, 15, 'begged for his life before being executed by illegal migrant' in Missouri"
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