NC - Veronica Lee Baker, 17, fatally shot in parked car outside restaurant, Raleigh, 15 Aug 2020

[UnderWhelmed405]

Yea the arrest last year at her high school on Wednesday morning was just too coincidental for me

 

[borndem]

Yea the arrest last year at her high school on Wednesday morning was just too coincidental for me

Hmmm -- Thanks -- somehow I missed that detail. SMH.

So she trusted him enuff to let him get into her car. How many of us would have done the same thing? A classmate. A "Hi, how are you doing?" kind of thing, I'm guessing. Damn.

 

[Mind your biscuits]

Weapons charges, aiding and abetting a person during and after a felony murder, assisting the murderer across state lines. Not one of them thought to get help for that poor girl, they left her to die in the freaking parking lot.
They are all in a whole lot of trouble regardless of who did what. Rightly so. Imo.

 

[stormymama]

Police said Devin Cordell Jones, 17, is accused of killing Baker Saturday night and the others -- Keyshara Michelle Deans, 19, Nezyiha Zamir Collins, 19, and Tyreek Qumay Rogers, 18 -- were charged with felony accessory for helping Jones.

Did she know these people or was it random?

I haven't been able to see any connections on social media. Veronica's FB doesn't show friends.

Well, according to his home address he does not technically live in her school district.
However, his prior arrest for larceny lists the physical address for Garner High, which is where she graduated from. So, there is that. They may have known each other.

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In Wake County, NC, students are reassigned to districts all the time due to population growth in this area. Students are bussed all over. That could explain why he doesn't live in Garner High's "home" district.

 

[steeltowngirl]

Well, according to his home address he does not technically live in her school district.
However, his prior arrest for larceny lists the physical address for Garner High, which is where she graduated from. So, there is that. They may have known each other.

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The virtual graduation ceremony for 2020 doesn’t show any of the 4 suspects. So they may be fellow students, but didn’t graduate this year. Veronica is at around 13:08

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[steeltowngirl]

I hope this was not a drug deal gone bad. It is concerning that she knew the suspects.

 

[borndem]

Weapons charges, aiding and abetting a person during and after a felony murder, assisting the murderer across state lines. Not one of them thought to get help for that poor girl, they left her to die in the freaking parking lot.
They are all in a whole lot of trouble regardless of who did what. Rightly so. Imo.

Yes, indeed, they are in a heap of trouble. They are young, but still, they (he) knew better. I hope they are all shaking & crying & scared & getting no sleep. They have thrown themselves away, BUT they are still alive and taking breaths. Grrrrr.
The question of "Why?" doesn't even matter, IMO.
It's done, and her parents, family, and close friends will never be the same. Never. Even the person who called 911 will never be the same.

 

[borndem]

I haven't been able to see any connections on social media. Veronica's FB doesn't show friends.

In Wake County, NC, students are reassigned to districts all the time due to population growth in this area. Students are bussed all over. That could explain why he doesn't live in Garner High's "home" district.

bbm
Yep, that's right.
Further, since Garner High School is a magnet school -- International Baccalaureate program -- any student in Wake County may apply, and if accepted, attend.

 

[steeltowngirl]

Yes, indeed, they are in a heap of trouble. They are young, but still, they (he) knew better. I hope they are all shaking & crying & scared & getting no sleep. They have thrown themselves away, BUT they are still alive and taking breaths. Grrrrr.
The question of "Why?" doesn't even matter, IMO.
It's done, and her parents, family, and close friends will never be the same. Never. Even the person who called 911 will never be the same.

I’m thinking “Why” could matter. If she was murdered while another felony was being committed by the suspects, aggravated charges would be added. She may not have been involved at all with what they were doing - just wrong place, wrong time.

 

[borndem]

I’m thinking “Why” could matter. If she was murdered while another felony was being committed by the suspects, aggravated charges would be added. She may not have been involved at all with what they were doing - just wrong place, wrong time.

Yes, you're quite right -- it could matter -- and depending, as you say, could indeed up the ante for some or all of the foursome.
I was just angry and sick of these kinds of things, as we all are, and I put it on the page. SMH.

 

[steeltowngirl]

Yes, you're quite right -- it could matter -- and depending, as you say, could indeed up the ante for some or all of the foursome.
I was just angry and sick of these kinds of things, as we all are, and I put it on the page. SMH.

Totally understand. Whatever was going on, even if she knew the guy, could not have been worth them taking her life. Only 17 years old.

 

[Knitty]

Just saw this:


Local News
4 arrested in Garner teen's death; Father says his daughter knew alleged shooter
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Posted August 18, 2020 11:54 p.m. EDT
Updated August 19, 2020 9:55 a.m. EDT

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4 arrested in Garner teen's death; Father says his daughter knew alleged shooter :: WRAL.com

So is this why she was killed?

Baker's parents have said they believe she was robbed. They said Baker was carrying a $600 Gucci purse when she was murdered.

or did they think that she was in possession of this?

He said a video Baker posted on Facebook holding a wad of cash was taken at the family home, and his daughter was holding money he used to buy a car and was taken inside their home.

(both from your link)

 

[Clair Louise]

I don't quite get the wads of cash thing. Whose cash was it?

 

[borndem]

I had a hard time reading that article, @Knitty -- parts of it took my breath away, and other parts made me shake. Bless her little heart. Did he follow her to Bojangles?
And her poor parents who are now without her, who will not have an opportunity to watch her become a college student, to graduate, and to celebrate so many things that she would have accomplished.

 

[Clair Louise]

Are her family really wealthy? A $600 handbag for a 17 year old, seems over the top IMO.

 

[borndem]

Maybe the Gucci purse was a H.S. graduation present.

 

[Clair Louise]

Maybe the Gucci purse was a H.S. graduation present.

Maybe it was, but I can think of a lot more practical gifts to give a young woman going off to leave home and go to college, than a $600 handbag.

 

[borndem]

Wake County District/Superior Court records:
(Because Devin Jones is considered a minor, his name is not listed on these docket records.)

Clicking on the blue Citation Number will detail the charge.
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District and Superior Courts of WAKE County
Listing: 1 - 9 08/19/2020

Court Defendant ... Date of Birth ... Court Date
Court Room ... Session ... Case Number
Citation Number
District DEANS,KEYSHARA,MICHELLE 04/19 08/19/2020 JAIL PM 20CR211918
District DEANS,KEYSHARA,MICHELLE 04/19 08/19/2020 JAIL PM 20CR211919
District DEANS,KEYSHARA,MICHELLE 04/19 08/19/2020 JAIL PM 20CR212600
District DEANS,KEYSHARA,MICHELLE 04/19 08/20/2020 WCJC AM 20CR212643
District DEANS,KEYSHARA,MICHELLE 04/19 08/20/2020 WCJC AM 20CR212644
District DEANS,KEYSHARA,MICHELLE 04/19 08/20/2020 WCJC AM 20CR212645
District DEANS,KEYSHARA,MICHELLE 04/19 08/20/2020 0301 PM 20CR209023
District DEANS,KEYSHARA,MICHELLE 04/19 08/25/2020 0101 NC 20CR208707
District DEANS,KEYSHARA,MICHELLE 04/19 08/27/2020 0101 NC 20IF708423 74237G7
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Calendars / District and Superior Court Query
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Court Defendant Date of
Birth Court
Date Court
Room Session Case
Number Citation
Number
District COLLINS,NEZYIHA,ZAMIR 11/24 08/19/2020 JAIL PM 20CR212612
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[realanastasia]

So is this why she was killed?

or did they think that she was in possession of this?

(both from your link)

I think the father’s oblique reference to his daughter having hung out with both “good” and “bad” crowds of her peers and making some “poor decisions” is interesting.

“He explained Baker had never been in trouble before, but was a teenager and sometimes made poor decisions. He didn’t go into specifics about those troubles.

To the question about the cash: “He said a video Baker posted on Facebook holding a wad of cash was taken at the family home, and his daughter was holding money he used to buy a car and was taken inside their home.”

Finally, about the purse: I own some ridiculously expensive handbags, all of which I have purchased secondhand or at a consignment shop. You would never know that, to see them, but I think it is entirely possible that the purse may have been a graduation present and/or may not have been as extravagant (financially) as it might seem.

Above thoughts are MOO!

 

[Clair Louise]

I think the father’s oblique reference to his daughter having hung out with both “good” and “bad” crowds of her peers and making some “poor decisions” is interesting.

“He explained Baker had never been in trouble before, but was a teenager and sometimes made poor decisions. He didn’t go into specifics about those troubles.

To the question about the cash: “He said a video Baker posted on Facebook holding a wad of cash was taken at the family home, and his daughter was holding money he used to buy a car and was taken inside their home.”

Finally, about the purse: I own some ridiculously expensive handbags, all of which I have purchased secondhand or at a consignment shop. You would never know that, to see them, but I think it is entirely possible that the purse may have been a graduation present and/or may not have been as extravagant (financially) as it might seem.

Above thoughts are MOO!

So why call it a $600 handbag if it did not cost $600 and you could buy it in an op shop for cents on the dollar. That seems to me to be a strange thing to say.