BROOKHAVEN, Ga. -- Christian Broder, the 34-year-old man shot during a violent armed robbery at the Capital City Club in historic Brookhaven on July 8, has died in Washington, DC.
Seventeen-year-old Jayden Myrick has been charged with three counts of aggravated assault, one count of aggravated battery and one count of possession of a firearm for the shooting, which occurred as Broder and three others were awaiting an Uber after attending a wedding reception at the Capital City Club.
An Atlanta Police spokesperson said Saturday morning that they planned to upgrade charges against Myrick to include murder in the case.
Broder, of Washington, was with his brother Nicholas of Atlanta, and Sarah Driscoll and Megan Carty, both from San Diego, when Myrick allegedly got out of a nearby vehicle and approached the group, pulled out a gun and demanded their belongings.
After taking the belongings of the group, Myrick retreated to the waiting vehicle, which was driven by another person, who is still being sought by police.
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Police said Broder apparently followed Myrick, which is when they said Myrick turned and shot Broder before getting back into the car, which pulled off.
This is not the first time Myrick has been in trouble with the law.
Murick was jailed in September 2017 on a probation violation.
Myrick was a convicted armed robber (he pled guilty). He committed the armed robbery in 2015 when he was 14. He had been in juvenile detention, until he turned 17 in August 2017.
The Fulton County judge in his case released him from juvenile detention in August 2017 when he turned 17, instead of sending him to adult prison as prosecutors wanted.
Within a month he had violated his probation and was arrested and jailed in September 2017 for the probation violations.
A judge released him in February 2018, ordering him to enroll in a rehab program aimed at reforming violent youth. Fulton County DA Paul Howard said there is no evidence Myrick enrolled, but continued his gang activity.
“A crime like this is obviously unacceptable," said Atlanta police Sgt. John Chafee. "Our officers, our investigators, took this very seriously, and they put in a lot of hard work to get these people off the streets.
"Ultimately we were able to bring the shooter into custody.”
Family and friends had been working to raise funds for Broder's recovery by way of a GoFundMe campaign.
