A woman has been charged with felony murder after an armed robbery attempt over the summer spiraled out of control and left a man dead, according to Clayton County police.
In a Facebook post Saturday, police said Brittany Wiley confessed to setting up the armed robbery that resulted in the Aug. 30 shooting death of 36-year-old Loik Tyler.
One of the victim’s friends found Tyler in the 6300 block of Old Dixie Highway in Jonesboro and called 911, police said in the post. Officers determined he was dead at the scene.
Investigators said surveillance footage captured Tyler with a woman prior to his death. The woman was later determined to be Wiley, according to police.
“She was observed in the surveillance video prior to Mr. Tyler’s death and knocking at the door at the time he was killed,” officials said.
Wiley had an outstanding felony warrant in Clayton County on unrelated charges, according to police. Rockdale County authorities on Oct. 30 received a tip that she was working at a convenience store in their jurisdiction. Deputies arrested Wiley on the outstanding warrant and took her to the Clayton County Police Department for questioning, officials said.
During the interview, Wiley admitted that she had been involved in Tyler’s death, police said. She told investigators the incident was a robbery that went wrong.
Wiley was booked into the Clayton jail, where she remains. In addition to felony murder, she is charged with armed robbery and aggravated assault.
It is not clear if anyone else is in custody in connection with the fatal shooting.
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