Intruder shot and killed during home invasion, his alleged accomplice is facing charges

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC/Gray News) - A man is dead after police say he and an accomplice broke into a home, triggering a violent fight.

Now, his accomplice faces multiple felony charges.

According to an arrest affidavit, Devonta Johnson and Zarian Sanders went to an apartment in Memphis to see the mother of Johnson’s child. The pair allegedly kicked open the front door, which had been barricaded with a couch.

Investigators said the two men entered a bedroom and began beating a male victim.

During the assault, Johnson pulled out a handgun. The victim then began to fight Johnson for control of the weapon. The struggle moved into the breezeway, where the victim managed to shoot Johnson.

Johnson died from his injuries.

Police said that after the shooting, Sanders threatened the victim, hit him with a rifle, took the handgun and fled the scene.

Sanders was later arrested and booked on charges of especially aggravated burglary, convicted felon in possession of a handgun, aggravated assault, and employing a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony.