Homicide Unit detectives are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding Thursday night’s fatal shooting of an unidentified woman who had apparently just stolen marijuana during a burglary at 105 Evelyn Drive.
The victim is of Hispanic descent and appears to be in her late 20s. She has a tattoo of the name “Keeyana” on her left hand and a tattoo of the name “Andrea” on her right wrist. On her right upper arm is a tattoo of the word “Love” in colorful ink.
South Precinct officers were called to the home at 11:51 p.m. Thursday. Resident Redear Haji, 24, reported that he discovered a burglar in the garage, retrieved his pistol from inside the home, opened his living room window and looked outside. He said the woman was climbing out of a garage window. Haji said he yelled for her to stop and subsequently shot her as they faced one another and she reached for something.
A backpack lying next to the victim contained several plastic bags of marijuana that had apparently come from the garage. During the execution of a search warrant by Specialized Investigations Division detectives, approximately two pounds of marijuana, $45,700 cash, a shoebox full of plastic baggies, and an AK-47 pistol were recovered from Haji’s bedroom. He was arrested on felony marijuana and gun charges.
Haji’s fatal shooting of the unidentified woman remains under investigation.
