DeKalb County authorities have arrested a man accused of being an “accomplice” in the death of a church musician who was gunned down at an auto care business in July 2017.
Jarkese Dravis Rozier, 29, is charged with murder in the death of Vandre Stewart, 31, according to warrants released this week. He was arrested last week.
Much about the shooting hasn’t been released and the warrants do nothing to answer questions of motive and why such a shooting would take place at a public venue.
In addition to murder, police charged the first suspect arrested, Robert McKinney, 29, with armed robbery.
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When police responded to Auto Care 107 on Glenwood Road on July 9, 2017, they found a pool of blood inside, along with a shell casing under the television in the lobby.
Stewart apparently was only visiting the business.
Stewart, a church drummer and barber who leaves behind a daughter, was conscious and told police he could feel the bullet in his chest. He died the same day.
Witnesses said he was shot by one of two men who had walked into the business together. At some point, one of the suspects opened fire inside the business, the police report said.
The men then fled in a Ford Crown Victoria without a license plate.
Stewart, who attended DeKalb schools growing up, played basketball, football, soccer and boxed, according to his obituary.
“Vandre’s passion was becoming a barber and he accomplished that and much more. He loved playing the drums for various churches and no one couldn’t stop him from loving on his (daughter) Aniya,” the obituary said.
Both suspects remain in the county jail.
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