Titusville man charged with murder after woman dies following shooting, machete attack
Criminal charges against a Titusville man were upgraded Monday to first-degree murder following the death of a woman who was shot and attacked with a machete, police said.
Alteric Johnson, 22, was arrested late Thursday night near a home on the 300 block of Willow Street in Titusville, where police saw him shooting a rifle at Ty'Kara Lamona Madden, 21, of Titusville, police said in a statement.
Madden, who was in a relationship with Johnson, suffered multiple injuries, the worst being a large gunshot wound to the back of her head and a partially amputated right hand, according to an arrest affidavit. She fled toward a neighbor's home in an attempt to escape as Johnson attacked her with a machete before police arrived.
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Madden died in a local unspecified hospital Monday, police said.
Johnson was being held at Brevard County Jail Tuesday on no bond. His initial charges of attempted murder were upgraded Monday to first-degree murder.
Finch Walker is a Breaking News Reporter at FLORIDA TODAY. Contact Walker at 321-290-4744 or fwalker@floridatoday.com. Twitter: @_finchwalker
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