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The mother of murdered Florida teenager<\/a> Danika Troy says her 14-year-old daughter was lured into the woods by one of the boys now charged with killing her, a teen she believed had romantic feelings for her.<\/p>\n

In an interview with the New York Post,<\/a> Ashley Troy said 16-year-old Gabriel Williams “pretended to have feelings for her,” leading Danika to trust him enough to follow him into the wooded trail where she was ambushed.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“That\u2019s how she was lured,” she said.<\/p>\n

Williams and 14-year-old Kimahri Blevins have both been charged with first-degree premeditated murder<\/a> in Danika\u2019s death.<\/p>\n

FAMILIES CLAIM TEEN MURDER SUSPECT WAS ‘PLOTTING’ DEADLY HIT-AND-RUN FOR MONTHS BEFORE KILLING TWO GIRLS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Ashley said she is still desperate for answers. “I still need answers. I\u2019m just left asking why,” she told the outlet. “She just wanted to be in love.”<\/p>\n

Danika was reported missing by her mother on Dec. 1. The next day, a passerby discovered her body in a wooded area in Pace, a community in Florida\u2019s Panhandle. Investigators said she had been shot multiple times and set on fire.<\/p>\n

Authorities quickly identified the alleged killers, two teens who knew Danika from school, and took them into custody.<\/p>\n

MOTHER SAYS ALLEGED STALKER WHO KILLED HER DAUGHTER SHOULD BE TRIED AS AN ADULT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Detectives initially believed the murder may have stemmed from a social-media dispute over Thanksgiving break. According to the sheriff\u2019s office, the boys claimed they targeted Danika because she had blocked Blevins on social media and called Williams “worthless and a gang banger.”<\/p>\n

Ashley rejected that narrative. “What those boys said is an excuse,” she told the Post.<\/p>\n

Santa Rosa County Sheriff<\/a> Bob Johnson confirmed Thursday that Danika\u2019s body had been positively identified and said investigators rapidly zeroed in on Williams and Blevins. Both suspects had prior “run-ins” with law enforcement, he said, though details were not released because of their ages.<\/p>\n

TEEN MURDER SUSPECT ALLEGEDLY SWATTED VICTIM’S HOME WEEKS BEFORE DEADLY HIT-AND-RUN: LAWYER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Johnson described the killing in stark terms.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“This is where it gets really horrific,” he said, explaining that Williams allegedly stole his mother\u2019s handgun before shooting Danika. “It\u2019s bad enough you kill a 14-year-old. You\u2019re 14. You\u2019re 16. Shoot her multiple times, and then they set her on fire.”<\/p>\n

The motive for the killing remains unclear. Johnson said the explanations the teens offered “don\u2019t fit the forensics or any facts of the case,” adding, “so we don\u2019t have a legit motive.”<\/p>\n

REPEAT OFFENDER ALLEGEDLY KILLS 14-YEAR-OLD GIRL, HAS CRIMINAL HISTORY DATING BACK TO 2000: OFFICIALS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Both suspects remain held without bond at the Department of Juvenile Justice on first-degree murder charges<\/a>. Prosecutors are coordinating with investigators as they determine whether the teens will be charged as adults.<\/p>\n

“If you do an adult crime, you gotta do adult time,” Johnson said.<\/p>\n

Ashley previously said she believes “evil influence” played a role in her daughter\u2019s killing, but she wants accountability. She said she wants “nothing less than for them to be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.”<\/p>\n

Fox News Digital reached out to the Santa Rosa County Sheriff\u2019s Office for comment, but did not immediately receive a response.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Fox News Digital\u2019s Stephen Sorace contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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