SOUTH FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — A man is in police custody in connection with a deadly robbery because his mother made him turn himself in, the victim’s parents said.
Larry Stewart, 24, was shot and killed on Dec. 1 while trying to sell his PlayStation through the OfferUp app in South Fulton County.
This past weekend, Quantavious Poole’s mother made him surrender to police, Stewart’s parents said.
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Stewart’s father, who is a pastor, said he and his family are praying for his son’s alleged killer.
"I know it was really rough on her and I continue to pray for her. I'm just glad she did the right thing," Stewart's mother, Rolanda Stewart, said about Poole's mother.
Police say Stewart and Poole did not know each other.
"It's a little closure for us, but we still have questions. Why'd you have to shoot him for something so meaningless as a game?" Stewart's father said. "Two lives have been lost, but his mother can go and see him. We'll never see our son again."
Dozens of relatives plan to attend Poole's preliminary hearing in two weeks.
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