Two Brothers Indicted on Murder Charge in Gas Station Slaying

ATLANTA, GA -- A grand jury has indicted two teenaged brothers in the slaying of a man outside a Fulton County gas station.

The six-count indictment was issued Tuesday afternoon, charging 16-year-old Charlie McDaniel and 15-year-old Isaac McDaniel with murder, participation in gang activity, aggravated assault and weapons charges.

Prosecutors said that the McDaniel brothers shot and killed 50-year-old Anthony Brooks in November 2016 at a Shell gas station on Campbellton Road in southwest Atlanta.

When Brooks saw the boys he recognized them and connected them of some alleged car thefts in the vicinity. A physical altercation ensued, with the boys pulling out guns.

"Mr. Brooks suffered three gunshot wounds. He later died at Grady Memorial Hospital as a result of those injuries," according to a news release from the Fulton County District Attorney's Office. "The brothers fled the murder scene in a stolen vehicle. The murder was recorded on the gas station’s video surveillance system."

The brothers were captured by law enforcement officers days later when they surrendered at Hunter Hill First Baptist Church in Atlanta.

The boys have been arrested at least 16 times by metro Atlanta law enforcement agencies, the Fulton County District Attorney said.

The teens' mother earlier told local media that she had been asking the state to help her with her sons, but no assistance was given.

“My kids are hurting and we are sorry for the Brooks family. We are so sorry for the Brooks family. My kids wants to reach out to the Brooks family to let them know that they are very remorseful,” the mother told WSB-TV.

“If my kids would have got the help from the state due to their mental problems, my kids wouldn't have even been on the street for this to even happen, period,” she was quoted as saying.

The Fulton County District Attorney office is working in conjunction with Georgia Rep. Wendell Willard to change the rules when it comes to juvenile offenders. In 2013, Willard sponsored the Juvenile Justice Reform Act, which sought to help troubled and delinquent children.

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