ANCHORAGE — A suspect has been arrested and another is being sought in an Anchorage robbery and shooting that left two people dead on Christmas Eve.
Anchorage police Sunday announced the arrest of Jaylyn Franklin in the deaths of Danielle Brooks, 32, and Christopher Brooks, 38.
The shootings were witnessed by a 6-year-old child who told police, “Ninjas came to my home and killed my family.” Police did not release the relationship between the child and the couple.
A warrant has been issued for the suspected gunman. Police are seeking 22-year-old Lamarkus Jayquann Mann and say he is armed and dangerous.
Police at about 4 p.m. Saturday responded to a report of shooting at a home in northeast Anchorage. Danielle Brooks was pronounced dead at the scene. Christopher Brooks after he was shot, was able to walk outside the home, where he collapsed. He was transported to a hospital, where he died. Police found the child inside the home.
Detectives said several suspects knew Christopher Brooks and went to his home intending to rob him.
As the robbery unfolded, police said, Mann pulled out a gun and shot Danielle Brooks. Christopher Brooks struggled over the gun with Mann and the weapon fired, striking Brooks.
The suspects fled in a vehicle.
Franklin was part of the group participating in the robbery, police said. He was being held without bail Monday at the Anchorage jail. Online court documents did not list an attorney for Franklin.
Police said they are working to determine identities of others persons involved.
