Clarita Poole, 27: BF Charged With Murder Of Detroit Woman
She was sadly found laying in the street with a gunshot wound to the head.
A Detroit, Mich. woman was callously left to die in the street, but the authorities believe that they have detained the man responsible. In July 2020, a man was casually making his way to a local store when he came across a gruesome scene. Clarita Poole was found lying in the road, wearing only a bra, and shot in the head. The man jumped into action and, instead of waiting for emergency responders to arrive, he rushed Clarita to a nearby fire station for help.
From there, Clarita Poole was taken to a hospital where doctors stated there was little to no brain activity. She later passed away.
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Not long after the 27-year-old's death, her sister, Sharita Poole, told reporters that she believed Charita's boyfriend, Dorian Johnson, was involved in the murder. At the time, Sharita said that she could tell "from his social media" that "he is not a good person," and an investigation would uncover past instances of alleged domestic violence involving the couple.
"We really didn't recognize her at first," Sharita recalled as she spoke about seeing Clarita at the hospital. "She had a gunshot wound in the back of her head. She wasn't breathing on her own, she was completely on a machine."
"It was a murder. She was purposely hurt. She was murdered."
According to Sharita, her sister was being used for her money in her relationship, yet still, Clarita purchased a vehicle for Johnson. The pair were known to argue frequently, and according to reports, Johnson even threatened to have Clarita gang-raped.
“If he personally does not have that gun powder on his hands, he knows who did it and he’s the one who set it up to be done,” said Sharita. “It wasn’t much she would tell us because she knew we didn’t like him, we didn’t know her around him. We tried to warn her from the very second we heard about this guy.”
In March 2021, eight months after Clarita's killing, Johnson was arrested and officially charged with first-degree homicide, possession of firearms by a felon, and two counts of felony firearm.
“She was a good person," Sharita stated. "She was a really, really good person.”
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