Teen accused of opening fire during robbery

A Little Rock teenager is accused of shooting at a man while robbing him inside his Jacksonville home, police said.

Kameron Mathis, 17, was arrested Wednesday and remained in the Pulaski County jail Thursday morning with bail set at $31,000.

Mathis, who police say also goes by nicknames "Killa Kam" and "Lil Thug," faces charges as an adult including aggravated assault and possession of a handgun by a minor. Police and jail records provided contrasting information whether a third charge was aggravated residential burglary or aggravated robbery.

According to a Jacksonville Police Department report, Mathis was arrested shortly before 4 p.m. about a quarter-mile from the crime scene, a house on Roosevelt Road. A responding officer reportedly noticed Mathis was wearing the same clothing as the reported suspect.

The victim later positively identified Mathis "as the person who was inside his house and pulled a gun on him to rob him and shot at him," the report said. There was no indication in the report that the victim was hit by the gunfire.

Mathis is due in Jacksonville District Court on June 19, the report said.

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