Police: 14-year-old arrested in Tyler homicide

Published 3:07 pm Thursday, October 27, 2022

By From Staff Reports

Law enforcement quickly intervened after New Summerfield ISD received information about a possible threat to one of its campuses on Sept. 3. (Tyler Morning Telegraph/ Stock)

A 14-year-old Tyler boy turned himself in to law enforcement on a charge of capital murder, Tyler Police spokesperson Andy Erbaugh said Thursday afternoon.

The teenager, whose name was not released, turned himself in on Thursday after a 43-year-old man was shot and killed Saturday afternoon in Tyler, according to Erbaugh.

Cornelius Tims of Tyler died as a result of the shooting in the 2400 block of North Broadway Avenue.

Officers responded at about 2:47 p.m. to the report of a shooting. Erbaugh said Tims was found on the sidewalk and taken to UT Health in Tyler “where he died as a result of gunshot wounds.”

Witnesses said two suspects were seen running after the shooting, according to Erbaugh.



The teenager was booked into the Smith County Juvenile Attention Center on Thursday.

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