Woman faces murder charge in death
A 29-year-old Baton Rouge woman accused of shooting a man Feb. 16, stealing his bike, riding a few blocks and then fatally shooting another man was indicted Thursday on murder and attempted murder charges.
An East Baton Rouge Parish grand jury charged Tameka Johnson, 2945 Alaska St., with second-degree murder in the slaying of Tyrone Clark, 55, who was shot in the head.
The grand jury charged Johnson with attempted second-degree murder in the shooting of the other man, who was 51, in the shoulder.
A second-degree murder conviction carries an automatic sentence of life in prison.
Johnson and the two men had been in an argument earlier in the day, police have said, but they would not say what the argument was about.
Shortly before 3 p.m. on Feb. 16, Johnson shot the 51-year-old man outside a home at 288 W. Grant St., stole his bike, and rode to 266 W. Polk St., where she shot Clark, police stated.
The case has been assigned to state District Judge Chip Moore.