U.S. Marshals Arrest Pittsburgh Homicide Suspect in Tennessee
Pittsburgh,
PA – United States Marshal Steve Frank announces the arrest of
Pittsburgh Police homicide suspect Tyqwan Brooks, who was taken into custody
in Antioch, TN at 5:30 am this morning. Brooks had been wanted for the
murder of a Pittsburgh man and evaded arrest since September. Brooks, age
17, and co-defendant Sean Jones, age 18, were charged on September 7, 2012
by the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police with criminal homicide, robbery - inflict
serious bodily injury, and conspiracy - criminal homicide. Brooks was also
charged with criminal attempt - criminal homicide and carrying a firearm
without a license. Brooks and Jones are accused in the September 5, 2012
shooting death of Elijah Washington, a resident of the Lincoln-Lemington
section of Pittsburgh. Washington was shot multiple times and was found
deceased under the Larimer Avenue Bridge. Brooks is originally from
Pittsburgh and was last known to reside in Lincoln-Lemington.
The United States Marshals Western Pennsylvania Fugitive Task Force (WPAFTF)
was actively investigating Brook’s whereabouts at the request of the
Pittsburgh Bureau of Police and developed information he was in the
Nashville, TN area. A request for assistance was forwarded to the Marshals’
Middle Tennessee Joint Fugitive Task Force in Nashville who arrested Brooks
without incident at an address in the 300 block of Kothe Way in Antioch, TN.
Brook's co-defendant, Shawn Jones, was arrested by the Pittsburgh Bureau of
Police on September 13, 2012 pursuant to these charges.
The Western Pennsylvania Fugitive Task Force is made up of the following
member agencies: U.S. Marshals, Pennsylvania State Police, Pennsylvania
Board of Probation and Parole, Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office, Pittsburgh
Bureau of Police, Westmoreland County Sheriff’s Office and U.S. Attorney’s
Office.
Pittsburgh,
PA – United States Marshal Steve Frank announces the arrest of
Pittsburgh Police homicide suspect Tyqwan Brooks, who was taken into custody
in Antioch, TN at 5:30 am this morning. Brooks had been wanted for the
murder of a Pittsburgh man and evaded arrest since September. Brooks, age
17, and co-defendant Sean Jones, age 18, were charged on September 7, 2012
by the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police with criminal homicide, robbery - inflict
serious bodily injury, and conspiracy - criminal homicide. Brooks was also
charged with criminal attempt - criminal homicide and carrying a firearm
without a license. Brooks and Jones are accused in the September 5, 2012
shooting death of Elijah Washington, a resident of the Lincoln-Lemington
section of Pittsburgh. Washington was shot multiple times and was found
deceased under the Larimer Avenue Bridge. Brooks is originally from
Pittsburgh and was last known to reside in Lincoln-Lemington.