Murder charge for boy in robbery gone awry

Robbery target fatally shot teen’s brother, police say.

Investigators don’t believe a 17-year-old Cobb County boy fired the fatal shot during a crime. Still, he has been charged with murder after his brother was killed while the two attempted a robbery, police said.

Kittrell Jones and his older brother, Brukerion Jones, approached a man in a Chevrolet pickup around 8 p.m. Monday in what was supposed to be a cellphone sale, according to an arrest warrant. But Brukerion Jones, 23, pointed a handgun at the man, who has not yet been identified, Cobb County police said.

The man, initially identified only as John Doe, pulled out a gun too, according to police. The incident happened in The Village at Six Flags, a mobile home community near Austell. On Friday, police identified the robbery victim as a 21-year-old Marietta man.

“During the attempted armed robbery of John Doe, John Doe produced a weapon and fired in the direction of Brukerion Jones, striking him at least once,” the arrest warrant for Kittrell Jones states.

Brukerion Jones died from his injuries after being taken to Grady Memorial Hospital, police said. His brother was arrested early Tuesday and charged with attempted robbery and murder.

“Said accused was party to the crime of the attempted armed robbery of John Doe, which ultimately led to the death of Brukerion Jones,” the arrest warrant states.

Late Friday, police identified the victim of the armed robbery as Alejandro Resendez, but his whereabouts were not known.

Kittrell Jones was being held without bond Friday at the Cobb jail.

Anyone with information on the case is asked to call the Cobb police Crimes Against Persons Unit at 770499-3945.