A teenager accused of bringing a gun to a friend’s Arlington home was arrested Wednesday in connection to the shooting death of 14-year-old Riley Jordan.
Cameron Tantillo, 17, faces a charge of making a firearm accessible to a child, resulting in death, Arlington police said in a statement Wednesday.
Homicide investigators determined that the gun belonged to a relative of Tantillo. The 17-year-old was at Jordan’s home when the victim was shot, police said.
Police said the registered owner of the gun kept it in a safe, which Tantillo broke into without the gun owner’s knowledge or permission. The 17-year-old then took the weapon to Jordan’s home, investigators determined.
Tantillo turned himself in and is being held at the Tarrant County Jail, police said. The charge he faces is a Class A misdemeanor. Bond had not been set Thursday, and it’s unclear whether he has a defense attorney to represent him in the case.
Riley Jordan, 14, was fatally shot at his Arlington home on Friday, Feb. 20. Two other teens have been arrested in connection with the shooting. Family photo courtesy of the Jordan family
“The gun owner was cooperative with the investigation and will not face any criminal charges,” according to police.
Officers responded to the home in the 4600 block of Sausalito Drive on Feb. 20 and found Jordan unresponsive in one of the bedrooms, Arlington police said in a statement.
Investigators determined that a group of friends had the gun and were playing with it right before the weapon went off, police said.
The 15-year-old boy who allegedly fired the gun was arrested shortly after the shooting and faces a manslaughter charge, according to police. He was taken to the Tarrant County Juvenile Detention Center and later released to his family. Police said they don’t anticipate any additional arrests or charges in the case.
Friends and family gather at Arlington’s Veterans Park on Friday, Feb. 27 to honor 14-year-old Riley Jordan, who was killed in a shooting at his home. Family photo courtesy of the Jordan family
Jordan, a freshman at Arlington’s Martin High School was remembered by friends and community members as someone with a “constant smile on his face (who) brought joy wherever he was,” during a vigil hosted last week to honor his memory.
A family member shared a statement posted by Riley’s mother, Kelli Jordan, on her Facebook account, which reads:
“ Thank you to everyone that is showing the Jordan, Tabers and Coin family so much care and love. The meals, the presents, the prayers, the daily texts, and the GoFundMe have just shown us so much light when the world gets so dark. My world changed on February 20.
I wanted to share what happened that night. So much speculation in the media and so many questions Justin Coin and I are continuing to get on a daily basis has us both ready to stop having to tell the story. What we want is to be able to focus on Riley. My precious baby. If you know me, you know he is the greatest joy of my life.
It was a regular Friday night. We had been to his girlfriend’s soccer game and then came home and I ordered pizza for Riley and his friends. Kids bring backpacks in houses and you never think they might bring a weapon with them. But that’s what happened. I was here when it happened. I only want to discuss that night from here on out with a trauma therapist a dear friend put me in touch with.
What I want to focus on is Riley and how he brought so many people joy, smiles and laughter. Please continue to join our family in praying daily because the pain we are feeling is absolutely unimaginable.
I love you all so much. Thanks for loving me and my Rileybear.”
Riley Jordan’s mom, Kelli Jordan, shared this statement. Courtesy of the Jordan family
This story was originally published March 4, 2026 at 4:26 PM.
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Shambhavi covers crime, law enforcement and other breaking news in Fort Worth and Tarrant County. She graduated from the University of North Texas and previously covered a variety of general assignment topics in West Texas. She grew up in Nepal.