Three people were arrested Monday morning after a fight between a couple escalated to involve the woman’s sister and her sister’s boyfriend, authorities said.
The fight ended when shots were fired in southeast Atlanta’s Lakewood Heights neighborhood, injuring a 17-year-old, according to Atlanta police spokesman Officer Steve Avery. The boyfriend, the sister and the wounded teen will all face charges.
According to the police spokesman, 17-year-old Tommy Lamar Brown was first involved in a domestic dispute with the mother of his child on Holly Street. He then went to Lakewood Avenue, where he was confronted by the woman’s sister, Tracey Lashawn Haynes, and her sister’s boyfriend, Alton D. Robinson.
The two men traded punches before Haynes allegedly shot Brown and left the scene, Avery said. Her brother told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution his infant niece was present for the shooting but did not appear to be injured.
Police arrived on Lakewood Avenue shortly after 8 a.m. and found Brown, who was then taken to a hospital. He has since been released and booked into the Fulton County Jail on a charge of battery related to the domestic violence incident, according to police.
Haynes, 27, was apprehended and arrested on a felony charge of battery. She and Robinson, 30, who was charged with misdemeanor battery, were both taken to the county jail.
About the Author
