A third person was arrested Tuesday in the killing of a 16-year-old girl who was shot outside her Atlanta high school, police said.
Tsenre Mosley, 19, is facing charges of murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. Two other teenagers have been in the Fulton County Jail since June in connection with the death of Bre’Asia Powell, remembered as a star athlete and strong student.
On May 28, Powell was shot around 2:30 a.m. during a gathering outside Benjamin E. Mays High School, according to Atlanta police. She was one of two teens found wounded at the end of a driveway outside the school, where officials said an unauthorized gathering had taken place. The other victim was taken to a hospital and survived. Powell died from her injuries.
The first arrest was made June 16. Jaquan Withers, 18, who was already in the Fulton jail for an unrelated incident, was charged with felony murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, police said.
Less than a week later, investigators arrested 19-year-old Willie Dennis on charges of murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. He was wanted out of Jackson County on an unrelated theft warrant, according to police. Officers assigned to Operation Heatwave located Dennis traveling in an SUV and were able to conduct a traffic stop and take him into custody.
Several 911 calls that were released by officials revealed a chaotic scene moments after shots were fired.
“It was a shootout! It was a shootout!” someone yelled in the background during the call.
Powell was able to unlock her cellphone after the shooting so that her friends could summon help, a family friend later said. Those around her attempted to apply pressure to her wounds, but she had lost a lot of blood, the 911 callers said. She died at Grady Memorial Hospital.
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