Man Indicted in Orange Mound Shootings

Nov. 3, 2020 – A 29-year-old man has been indicted on first-degree murder and multiple other felony charges for allegedly shooting another man who was in a car with a woman and two young children in March in Orange Mound, said Shelby County Dist. Atty. Gen. Amy Weirich.

A grand jury also indicted defendant Romarus Turner on counts of attempted first-degree murder; two counts each of attempted first-degree murder, aggravated assault, and employment of a firearm in the commission of a dangerous felony; reckless endangerment, and convicted felon in possession of a firearm.

Investigators said the victim, Kenton Willett, 26, was killed around 1 a.m. on March 28, 2020, as he pulled up to a residence in the 1100 block of Tunstall. Turner allegedly walked up to the car and began shooting, killing Willett and injuring a 23-year-old woman.

Two children, ages 1 and 3, also were in the car, but were not injured.

The case is being handled by Asst. Dist. Atty. Carla Taylor of the District Attorney’s Crime Strategies Narcotics & Prosecution Unit (CSNPU) which handles cases in General Sessions Division 8 (Drug Court) and Criminal Court Division 6.

The CSNPU incorporates and expands the work of the Multi-Agency Gang Unit, the Organized Crime Unit, Project Safe Neighborhoods/GunDone, GunStat, the Safe Streets Task Force and the Violent Crime Unit.