‘He should still be here with us:’ Metro Atlanta father shot, killed while changing friend’s tire

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — A metro Atlanta girl needs justice for her husband after he was shot and killed whereas attempting to assist a pal change a tire.

DeKalb County Police confirmed to Channel 2 Motion Information that his suspected killer continues to be on the unfastened.

“He ought to nonetheless be right here with us,” mentioned Arista Pittman, the sufferer’s spouse.

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Pittman instructed us she’s devastated by the loss.

“There’s nothing unhealthy to say about him,” mentioned Pittman. “He’s loving and devoted. He liked his household. He liked his children. He would do something for anyone.”

On the morning of Nov. 9,  Pittman says her husband, 44-year-old Reginald McDonald, went to the Columbia Mill Flats on Flat Shoals Highway in DeKalb county to alter a tire for a younger girl — a girl who was like a stepdaughter to him from a earlier relationship.

In line with the incident report, that girl instructed police that shortly after McDonald arrived, her ex-girlfriend additionally arrived.

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She then says an argument ensued between her ex-girlfriend and McDonald, and after he went again to altering the tire, the lady instructed police her ex-girlfriend shot and killed him.

“He had nothing to do with their state of affairs,” mentioned Pittman. “He simply came visiting there to present the woman a serving to hand and due to that, his life was taken.”

Greater than per week later, DeKalb Police confirmed they’re nonetheless on the lookout for the lady they consider was the shooter, Zarmayah Tyson.

“I simply need to see her caught,” mentioned Pittman. “We’d like justice.”

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Pittman instructed me her husband leaves behind a heartbroken household, together with the couple’s 2-year-old son.

“I didn’t know the right way to really feel.  I simply know that it felt like my coronary heart was popping out of my chest,” mentioned Pittman.

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