Nearly three months after the fatal shooting of 20-year-old Xavier Johnson , Metro Police have arrested two people accused of orchestrating his murder.
Xavier’s sister, Tiandria Redd, expressed a mix of gratitude and grief.
“I’m grateful that the people responsible are in custody,” she said. “But it doesn’t take the pain away of him being gone.”
Court documents outline the events of August when Johnson was lured to an Airbnb on Maplecrest Drive. Police said Markaisha Keal, 20, led him to the back of the property while Jeremiah Henderson, 18, hid nearby. Henderson allegedly emerged, firing multiple shots at Johnson. As he cried out in pain, Henderson fired additional shots, killing him, according to police.
Security cameras on the property captured much of the incident, including footage of Keal and Henderson searching Johnson’s pockets and fleeing the scene together, police say.
Both suspects were arrested in Clarksville last week after Keal filed a domestic violence report against Henderson. Metro Police had issued criminal homicide warrants for their arrests on Oct. 31.