3 Suspects Arrested in Murder of Miami TSA Agent, Whose Toddler Was Also Injured in the Fatal Shooting

Le’Shonte Jones.Photo: Facebook

Three people were arrested in the murder of a 24-year-old Florida mother who was fatally shot in front of her 3-year-old daughter.

Javon Carter, 29, Romiel Robinson, 35, and Jasmine Martinez, 33, are facing murder charges in connection with the death of Le’Shonte Jones, a Transportation Security Administration officer at Miami International Airport.

Robinson and Carter are scheduled to be arraigned on Feb. 24. Martinez is awaiting extradition from Port St. Lucie.

“The preliminary information indicates that the victim was with her toddler, when a subject in a dark colored Nissan shot at the victim and fled,” according to a Miami Dade police news release.

Romiel Robinson, Jasmine Martinez, and Javon Carter.Miami-Dade Police (3)

“My daughter was taken away from me for a very senseless act,” Jones' mother, Darlene Dukes, said at a news conference last year, NBC Miami reported. “She didn’t deserve to be taken away from me, her siblings, her friends, her cousins and especially from her daughter.”

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According to theMiami Herald, citing court records, Martinez was arrested for battery in 2016 after she allegedly hit Jones, who was dating Martinez’s ex-boyfriend. The case wasn’t prosecuted, theHeraldreported.

According to theHerald, Martinez was arrested again in 2018 for allegedly attacking Jones.

Jones was killed one month after she appeared for a deposition in a case involving Martinez’s boyfriend and another woman, theHeraldreports.

It’s unclear if the three suspects have attorneys to speak on their behalf.

source: people.com