Man who cut off ankle monitor and fled before trial for mistaken killing of girl caught
A man who cut his ankle monitor and fled before his murder trial after allegedly mistakenly firing into a wrong apartment he thought was his rival's and killing a 9-year-old girl has been captured.
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An aspiring rapper who cut his ankle monitor and fled before his murder trial after allegedly mistakenly firing into a wrong apartment he thought was his rival’s and killing a 9-year-old girl with a bullet to the head has been captured in Oklahoma.
Tyrese Simmons, 23, was booked into the Tulsa County Jail on Thursday after an hourslong standoff with police at a hotel, police said. He faces a capital murder charge in the 2019 death of Brandoniya Bennett, who was getting ready for her first day of fourth grade when she was killed.
During the standoff, police tried to get Simmons out of a room, but he refused. After making commands and trying to get Simmons out for several hours, officers fired pepper balls, and he was taken into custody, authorities said.
He will be extradited to Dallas soon, officials said.
The shooting happened on Aug. 14, 2019, after police alleged Simmons mistakenly fired at the wrong apartment unit after a social media feud with another rapper escalated.
