The point guard of Kennesaw State University’s women’s basketball team allegedly admitted to police that she was present and participated in a man’s shooting death in July, authorities said.
Kamiyah Lashae Street “admitted her presence and participation in the death of (Nashiem) Hubbard-Etienne” to Atlanta police after surveillance video tied her to the scene, the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office said in a Monday news release.
On July 16 about 1:45 a.m., Hubbard-Etienne was “the victim of a targeted shooting” in the parking deck of the Heritage Station apartments on McDaniel Street, AJC.com previously reported. His death led to five murder indictments Oct. 22, included Street’s.
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During the police investigation, officers “recognized that some form of immunity would be necessary, in this matter, if Street was to serve as a witness for the State,” the release said. When the case was handed to the DA’s Office, she was indicated to “clearly” be involved with the death, leading to her felony murder indictment.
Atlanta police also released a statement Monday regarding the investigation, which said “the decision to charge Kamiyah Street was made by the” DA’s Office.
Three of her co-defendants, 22-year-old Cortez Banks, 21-year-old Johnerton Gilstrap and 20-year-old Tobias Wells, have been in jail for months. A fourth, Dontacus Brantley, 20, is still at large.
Credit: Fulton County Sheriff's Office
Credit: Fulton County Sheriff's Office
Street was not arrested until Thursday, according to jail records.
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The group is accused of murder, criminal attempt to commit armed robbery and aggravated assault in the 14-count indictment. Some face other related charges and weapons charges.
Gilstrap, as a felon, was not supposed to have a weapon. He was previously convicted in a 2018 car break-in case out of Douglas County and in 2015 of a felony involving the possession of a gun in Cobb County.
Police have not released any further information about the July death.
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Maiyannie Hubbard-Armster, the victim’s mother, told Channel 2 Action News her son was likely not the intended target. Nashiem Hubbard-Etienne moved to Atlanta to be with his father and pursue a degree at Georgia State University, she said. He had dreams of becoming an entrepreneur.
“My son was not who they were after, but like most situations, the innocent one always catches the bullet,” Hubbard-Armster told the news station Saturday.
She questioned why it took authorities so long to arrest Street, who had played the first four games of the season with KSU.
“What are they going to do about this girl?” she said. “Why is she still able to breathe and enjoy life as if she did nothing?”
Street was suspended from all KSU athletic activities after the university learned about the charges against her Thursday, assistant athletic director for communications David Beall told AJC.com.
Street, a junior who graduated from Mays High School in Atlanta, was averaging 21 points and five rebounds.
She, along with the other suspects in custody, remains in jail without bond, records show.
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