Jaleel Smith-Riley


 * Accused of killing Porshia Brooks in 2013**

** Sentenced to Life in Prison**

** NOT A BLM ACTIVIST**

Sharon and Thomas Brooks never gave up hope that their daughter's killer would be found. On Thursday, nearly two years after her death, the Norwood police called with the news that two suspects were in custody.

At an emotional press conference, Norwood police Lt. Ron Murphy announced that three suspects had been identified for the 2013 "robbery gone wrong" that resulted in the shooting death of Porshia Brooks and the serious wounding of her boyfriend, Aron Martin.

Jaleel Markeith Smith-Riley, 22, was arrested in Cincinnati on Thursday and has been charged with one count of murder, Murphy said. The other two men have no ties to the area. One is jailed in a different state and the other man is deceased.

"For the last two years, I felt my life was over," Sharon Brooks said. "The last two years have been pure hell, and today begins a new chapter where I feel like I can actually crawl out of that hell."

She said she fell to her knees and cried when police called her with the news.

"Instead of wondering why and who, now I can go on and honor her," she said.

Norwood police announced that the two living suspects have admitted their involvement in the shooting.

"We got tips constantly for the past two years," Murphy said. "The tips we got in the last month or two led us down this road to these suspects."

The Brooks family and Norwood police have worked together on this case with the help of a half dozen other local agencies. The Norwood area was canvased with flyers as recently as this summer asking for information about the incident.*NOT* A BLM ACTIVIST, Could find NO PROOF.