Post by abbey1227 on Jun 11, 2021 2:18:11 GMT
3 arrested after toddler, 2 others killed at Louisiana pool party
Ny Magee Thu, June 10, 2021, 5:30 PM
“As a community, we must work collaboratively to prevent further tragedies by speaking out before it is too late,” Mayor Sharon Weston Broome said.
More than 100 people gathered in Baton Rouge on Wednesday night to celebrate the life of 18-month-old Ja’tyri (JT) Brown who was fatally shot at a pool party on Memorial Day.
Authorities are searching for several suspects connected to the shooting, with two teen brothers allegedly responsible for the killing that also claimed the lives of Dwayne Dunn, Jr., 17, and Reginald Thomas, 20, PEOPLE reports. The two males were shot by the two suspects following a fight at the party. Brown was hit by a stray bullet and died in her father’s arms. She would have turned 2 in August.
Brown’s family and supporters from the community gathered outside the Fairway View Apartments on College Drive where she lost her life and paid tribute to the toddler with a balloon release on June 9, WBRZ reports.
“We will not let them forget Ja’tyri Brown’s name. In other states there are other kids getting murdered just like my grandbaby,” said her grandmother Hope Provost.
The family has made clear that they have no connection to the shooting suspects or the other victims. They are relieved that police have arrested three individuals connected to the killings while three more reportedly remain at large.
“That gives us a little relief, that they are off the street that they can’t do it to anyone else, but on the same token that’s their job we need to expect them to do their job,” said JT’s grandfather George Provost.
The killers reportedly left the state of Louisiana after the shootings, according to police.
Baton Rouge Police have arrested a 15-year-old suspect, two adults, and Latoya Coleman, the mother of the alleged gunmen, according to the report.
Coleman is accused of helping 19-year-old David Williams and a 15-year juvenile escape to Texas. After allegedly admitting to aiding the teen suspects in evading capture, Coleman was charged with two counts as an accessory after the fact to first-degree murder. Her bond is set at $160,000.
Darrell Edwards, 15, has also been arrested. Both he and Williams are facing three counts of first-degree murder and illegal use of a weapon. Christopher Stovall, 23, was arrested and charged as a principal to three counts of first-degree murder. Coleman is accused of helping him hide out in Texas.
Ny Magee Thu, June 10, 2021, 5:30 PM
“As a community, we must work collaboratively to prevent further tragedies by speaking out before it is too late,” Mayor Sharon Weston Broome said.
More than 100 people gathered in Baton Rouge on Wednesday night to celebrate the life of 18-month-old Ja’tyri (JT) Brown who was fatally shot at a pool party on Memorial Day.
Authorities are searching for several suspects connected to the shooting, with two teen brothers allegedly responsible for the killing that also claimed the lives of Dwayne Dunn, Jr., 17, and Reginald Thomas, 20, PEOPLE reports. The two males were shot by the two suspects following a fight at the party. Brown was hit by a stray bullet and died in her father’s arms. She would have turned 2 in August.
Brown’s family and supporters from the community gathered outside the Fairway View Apartments on College Drive where she lost her life and paid tribute to the toddler with a balloon release on June 9, WBRZ reports.
“We will not let them forget Ja’tyri Brown’s name. In other states there are other kids getting murdered just like my grandbaby,” said her grandmother Hope Provost.
The family has made clear that they have no connection to the shooting suspects or the other victims. They are relieved that police have arrested three individuals connected to the killings while three more reportedly remain at large.
“That gives us a little relief, that they are off the street that they can’t do it to anyone else, but on the same token that’s their job we need to expect them to do their job,” said JT’s grandfather George Provost.
The killers reportedly left the state of Louisiana after the shootings, according to police.
Baton Rouge Police have arrested a 15-year-old suspect, two adults, and Latoya Coleman, the mother of the alleged gunmen, according to the report.
Coleman is accused of helping 19-year-old David Williams and a 15-year juvenile escape to Texas. After allegedly admitting to aiding the teen suspects in evading capture, Coleman was charged with two counts as an accessory after the fact to first-degree murder. Her bond is set at $160,000.
Darrell Edwards, 15, has also been arrested. Both he and Williams are facing three counts of first-degree murder and illegal use of a weapon. Christopher Stovall, 23, was arrested and charged as a principal to three counts of first-degree murder. Coleman is accused of helping him hide out in Texas.
Police allege Stovall and Edwards knew the shooting was going to go down in advance and assisted Williams and his brother with their getaway after the killings.
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