Argument leads to Lee County man being shot dead by woman, investigators say
A manslaughter investigation is underway after a Lee County was found shot dead after a domestic violence incident occurred in Loachapoka.
Lee County Sheriff’s Office began investigating the incident when they received a call for service at a residence on Lee Road 620 in the Loachapoka community of Lee County on August 20, 2022, at 11:24 PM central time, for a male subject who had been shot.
Deputies responded to the residence and found a 23-year-old man deceased inside. Lee County Coroner Daniel Sexton identified the man as Elisha Leon Benjamin was was pronounced dead at 11:54 P.M. central. The family was notified. Lee County Sheriff’s Office Investigators determined that 29-year-old Vonquetta Ytevia Levett shot the man during an argument that escalated and the shooting contained an element of domestic violence.
Vonquetta Levett was charged with Manslaughter-Family-Gun-Domestic Violence, which is a class B felony, and she is currently in the Lee County Detention Center on a $25,000.00 bond.
Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to contact the Lee County Sheriff’s Office at 334-749-5651 or Central Alabama Crime Stoppers at 334-215-STOP (7867).
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