Overview
- The body‑camera video shows officers arresting 71‑year‑old Barbara Edwards at a Landrum Drive apartment on Monday night, with footage of her being handcuffed at the door and led to a patrol car.
- Edwards, who police say was babysitting 3‑year‑old Armani Deshawn Lyons, is charged with felony murder, cruelty to children, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon after the boy was shot on April 5 at a Washington Street SW apartment.
- Detectives are seeking 35‑year‑old Jermaine Hardeman on the same charges, and police say they are also working to identify a third person who was at the apartment the night of the shooting.
- Investigators say the suspects gave inconsistent statements, and the homicide probe remains active as police ask anyone with information to come forward.
- The family created a GoFundMe to help pay for funeral costs, noting Armani would have turned 4 on May 3.