Police arrest third person in murder of KSU student

Lilburn police arrested another suspect in connection with the shooting death of a KSU student in July, Fox 5 reported.

Police arrested Estefania Castro, 17, on charges of felony murder involving the death of Rahmier Gardner outside of a Brunswick Zone bowling alley in Gwinnett County on July 29, according to Fox 5.

Police also arrested two other suspects in connection to the murder in September.

Khalid Bays originally turned himself in to police on Friday, Sept. 21, in connection with a fatal shooting of an Atlanta charity worker, according to the AJC. Bays now faces a murder charge in Gwinnett County in connection with Gardner’s death. Police also arrested Giovanni Perez, 18, last month.

According to the AJC, investigators suspect that the two had a meeting or transaction outside of the Brunswick Zone bowling alley. The AJC reported that one of the two teens arrested was an acquaintance to Gardner.

Gardner was reportedly shot after stepping outside of the bowling alley in July. When police arrived that night, they reported that Gardner was suffering from “what appeared to be multiple gunshot wounds,” according to the Gwinnett Daily Post.

Garder’s friends told the police that the incident happened so quickly that they had not noticed that Gardner stepped out of the building until it was his turn to bowl, according to WSB-TV.

Gardner was set to resume his studies at KSU in the fall 2018 semester and graduate with a degree in business. Gardner’s family said that he wanted to invest in the stock market.

Police said they do not yet have a motive for the murder, according to Fox 5.

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