ANCHORAGE — A man suspected of fatally shooting an Anchorage couple during a Christmas Eve robbery was arrested Tuesday after he surrendered at a west-side motel, police said.
The arrest of Lamarkus Mann, 22, came after a police SWAT team and other officers surrounded a room at the Lakeshore Motel.
Jaylyn Franklin, 20, was arrested Monday. Police spokeswoman Renee Oistad confirmed Tuesday that a third suspect was also in custody.
Deanthony Malik Harris, 19, who police say was wounded by gunfire in the incident, was arrested Monday at an Anchorage hospital.
The three men are charged with two counts of second-degree murder, one count of armed robbery and one count of burglary in the deaths of Danielle Brooks, 32, and Christopher Brooks, 38, at their northeast Anchorage home. Franklin also is charged with evidence tampering.
Police believe Mann, Franklin and Harris knew Christopher Brooks and went to the couple’s home in northeast Anchorage to rob them.
Late Saturday afternoon, dispatchers received reports of shots fired at the home.
During the home invasion, police said, Mann shot and killed Danielle Brooks. Christopher Brooks struggled over the gun with Mann and the weapon fired again, striking Christopher Brooks and Harris.
Brooks was able to walk outside the home, where he collapsed. He died at an Anchorage hospital.
The suspects fled in a vehicle. Harris was taken to a hospital.
A child at the home witnessed the shootings and told police, “Ninjas came to my home and killed my family.” Police did not release the relationship between the child and the couple.
Police on Monday announced Mann was at large, armed and dangerous. Anonymous tips led them Tuesday morning to the Lakefront Motel near Spenard Lake. The callers said Mann was with another person.
Authorities surrounded a room and ordered people inside to come out. Mann emerged and surrendered.
Mann and another person in the room were taken to police headquarters for questioning. Authorities did not immediately release information concerning the second person.
Online court documents do not list attorneys for the suspects.
