And tonight, the man who was originally charged with Rhys in 2010, Alton Buju Roaches is in a critical condition after he was shot today. It happened this afternoon, and it could have implications in the gang underworld. Roaches was along with Kenroy Tillett, the younger brother of slain gang leader Shelton Pinky Tillett. It happened at about 3:45 as they pulled up at Pinky Tillett's former home at the corner of Neal's Pen Road and Monroe Street.
According to reports, a shooter drove by in a car and opened fire on the white Ford Ranger Roaches was driving. That is the same Ranger that Pinky Tillett was driving when he was killed last year. Today, the younger Kenroy Tillett was shot inside while Roches tried to make a dash for the house but he was shot and collapsed on the street before he made it. One bystander told us off camera what he saw:
Voice of: Eyewitness
"I heard like dynamite was bursting. I saw thw man ran out of the car and he got 4 shot. He was shot in his stomach. Three ran roll up and he got frighten because he recognizes one of the men. That is all I know."
Reporter
"He saw the gunmen coming?"
Voice of: Eyewitness
"He shot the gun through the car and after that he ran. The girl tried to fight them off. He got about 10-11 shots."
The Ford Ranger pickup only made it to Neal Pen Road. Someone else had to take the injured men to the hospital. At newstime, both persons were in critical condition at the KHMH. Kenroy Tillett was shot to the neck and shoulder while Alton Roaches was shot in the back.
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