THE desire of a former staff of the African Newspaper of Nigeria (ANN) Plc, publisers of The Tribune titles, Mr Olalekan Sodeinde, to seek greener pasture outside the country has ended in tragedy in the United States of America (USA).
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Sunday Tribune learnt that an 18 year old Dallas woman, Rayshell Cooks, is now facing murder charge in the death of Sodeinde.
Sodeinde, 45 before his sojourn abroad, had a stint with the ANN Plc as its Senior Audit Supervisor. He was part of the delegates of the International Institute of Internal Auditors (IIIA) to the United States where he travelled to further his education.
Witnesses told police that Cooks got into Sodeinde's car at an east Oak Cliff grocery store in the night. They then saw the car come to an abrupt halt soon after it left the parking lot and Cooks jumped out.
Sodeinde was found shot in the head in the car. He was taken to Baylor University Medical Center where he died.
The witnesses knew Cooks by name and directed officers to a nearby apartment complex, according to a police document. She was arrested on an outstanding assault warrant.
Homicide detectives interviewed Cooks, but she had little to say about the crime.
Sodeinde, 45, was shot in the head about 9:15 p.m. in the 3400 block of Illinois Avenue, west of Interstate 45.
The suspect ran away but was later arrested, police said.
Cooks is being held in the Dallas County jail facing a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. She was also accused of violating probation in a previous assault case.
