Three men arrested in Griffin Heights shooting

Lina Portman2 weeks ago

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The Tallahassee Police Department has arrested three men in connection with a double shooting that left a mother of eight dead in northwest Tallahassee.

TPD investigators say the trio, “armed with firearms,” arrived at the Griffin Heights Apartments on June 17 and fired into a crowd of people and shot two women who were not the ” intended target”.

“Those arrested were targeting an individual with whom they were in conflict over illegal drugs,” a TPD spokesperson wrote in an incident alert. “One woman died from her injuries, and a second woman was also injured and fortunately is expected to survive.”

Investigators with TPD's Violent Crimes Unit “collected physical evidence and witness statements, allowing detectives to identify the shooters and driver.”

“After consultation with the Attorney General’s Office, detectives obtained first-degree murder warrants for all individuals,” a TPD spokesperson wrote.

On Saturday morning, TPD announced the arrests of Reginald Mims III, 23, Jimail Cooper, 31, and Antwan Muhammad, 33. All three face charges of first-degree murder, kidnapping and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

Further details and arrest reports were not immediately available, so the reasoning behind the kidnapping charge is unclear.

“These swift arrests demonstrate the agency’s commitment to working tirelessly to apprehend violent offenders and bring justice to victims and their loved ones,” TPD wrote.

Family and friends identified the victim as Ashley Emanuel.

“His family came first,” Emanuel’s cousin, Mary Lou Robins, told the Democrat hours after the shooting. “She has a three-year-old son. Her oldest is 18. He lost his leg in a tragic accident about two years ago. He needs his mother.”

So far this year, 15 people have died and at least 28 have been injured in 36 serious shootings across the capital and county, according to a Tallahassee Democratic analysis of gun violence.

Monday's shooting is the second fatal shooting at the Griffin Heights Apartments this year. In January, police responded to a double homicide that left a 19-year-old and a 16-year-old dead, according to previous reports. About a week later, a man was shot in the leg at the apartment complex.

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Lina Portman

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