ATLANTA — Two people have been arrested and charged with the murder of a Navy veteran outside of his Atlanta home last month.
Atlanta police say Lavette Roker, 34, was arrested by East Point police on Thursday in the murder of Matt Dearing on Centra Villa Drive on Dec. 1. Nekeisha Crenshaw turned herself in to police on Thursday.
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Channel 2′s Tom Jones spoke to Matt Dearing’s wife, Felicia, after the shooting.
She says they were gathered with family and friends for a night of football and food, but it ended tragically when a woman showed up with a gun.
“And then (in) the blink of an eye, my husband’s life was taken from him,” she said.
Chris Dearing, Matt’s brother, says a woman came to the house with a gun. He says she was angry at Matt’s barber, the father of her child. He says she pointed a gun at him. Chris says his brother tried to de-escalate the situation.
“She wanted $200 from him, just for their child’s birthday party,” Chris Dearing said.
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He said one of the woman’s relatives also showed up with a gun.
At some point, shots were fired and Matt Dearing was killed.
Roker is currently being held in the Fulton County Jail on charges of murder and party of crime.
Crenshaw is still being booked into the Fulton County Jail and is being charged with murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm.
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