Suspect in Raleigh shooting called victim shortly before crime

Raleigh, N.C. — One of the three suspects accused of shooting a retired truck driver near North Carolina State University's Centennial Campus in October called him minutes before the shooting.

According to court documents, Twanisha Stewart, 27, was the last person to call her neighbor, Markeith Alexander Tennessee, 29, before he was shot about 12:30 a.m. Oct. 1 in the 4000 block of Neeley Street, off Western Boulevard.

Stewart, of the 3900 block of Neeley Street, was inside Tennessee's home seconds after the shooting, according to witnesses at the scene. She has been charged with first-degree murder in the incident.

Police have not offered a motive for the shooting, but said it did not appear to be random. Neighbors said Tennessee was a polite and kind man who liked helping others and didn't have any enemies.

They said he moved from Raleigh to Virginia and had been living in the neighborhood for about five months.

Quamir Alteriq Rogers, 21, and Todd Antwan Harris, 23, also face murder charges.

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am I surprised by this, NO!

rlwieland
December 6, 2012 3:28 p.m.

momeeee, there are many people on disability that are younger than 29. So, if you don't work and you are recieving a monthly disability payment, you are retired.

michaelclay
December 6, 2012 9:22 a.m.

All involved need a long prison sentence. These young people are really learning the hard way. What kind of parents do they have? Did they not have good influences in their young life?

charmcclainlovesdogs2
December 5, 2012 4:28 p.m.

well brogden-a couple actually, but I agree-he's probably 'retired' from being a driver and was doing something else or between jobs.