COBB COUNTY, Ga. — A woman said a father of five went to buy shoes, but never came home.
Officers said Mezaio Pickett was shot and killed outside a Carrabba's in Cobb County.
The shooting happened just before 2 p.m. Monday in the restaurant's parking lot on Cumberland Boulevard.
Two groups met to complete an online deal, but the meeting ended in gunfire.
According to police, 22-year-old Vincent Brooks and 22-year-old Damien Scott were taken into custody on Wednesday.
"It was a senseless murder," the victim's girlfriend, Porchia Rivers said.
She said the victim thought the deal would be so routine, he almost took some of his children with him.
Rivers said Pickett arranged to buy the shoes, paid for them and when he got them, the seller came with a gun to try to get the shoes back.
"From my understanding, I was told he was trying to back away and telling them, 'Don't worry, you can take whatever.' (He) pleaded for his life and you still shot him," Rivers said.
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According to an arrest warrant, Scott shot at Pickett several times, hitting him once in the back.
Brooks is accused of driving the getaway car. Both are charged with murder.
Police said they tracked down the suspects by tracing their online activities.
Rivers said Pickett had plenty of rough patches in his life, but was determined to become a better person, and a better father to her two young sons and his three other kids from other relationships.
"He was an amazing person, an amazing father," she said. "He was trying to do right by his children."