A 15-year-old pleaded for his life as investigators say an elaborate plot lured him to his death | CNN

In the hours leading up to Miles Young’s death, the 15-year-old thought he was just going to meet up with a girl. Instead, authorities say, he was ambushed in a complex scheme and killed while he pleaded for his life. “I just don’t wanna die,” the Missouri teen said, according to court documents. Miles was gunned down last month while being chased by two suspects, a Greene County detective wrote in court filings. Yefry Archaga and Praize King, both 18, now face first-degree murder charges in connection with Miles’ death. Archaga is also listed as Archaga Elvir and Archaga-Elvir in court documents. Authorities have not released a motive for the killing. But two witnesses said the girl who lured Miles to the scene of his death “blamed Miles for the death of the victim in a 2025 homicide case,” the detective wrote in a probable cause statement for Archaga. The killing has become a political flashpoint for supporters of tougher immigration reform/enforcement in Missouri. Archaga, one of the suspects, came to the US from Honduras as a child, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Archaga’s attorney said his client was raised in Missouri, and his background has