The DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office announced that the last of three defendants has been sentenced to prison for his role in an armed robbery and shooting.
In October 2021, a man met up with Christin Scales, 24, in a parking lot to pay her for sex, according to prosecutors. When she began to stall, the man became annoyed and tried to leave.
When he did, twin brothers, 30-year-old Donnell and Darnell Reed, approached him with guns.
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Donnell Reed hit the man with a gun and demanded his car keys. He and Scales drove off in the victim’s car and left Darnell Reed holding the victim at gunpoint. They abandoned the car an rummaged through it.
While they were gone, the victim tried getting Darnell Reed’s gun from him. The gun went off and struck Darnell Reed in the finger and thigh, prosecutors say.
The victim tried running away, but Darnell Reed shot him in the back. The victim began shouting for help and neighbors and a MARTA bus driver called 911.