Family believes shooting death was a hit. November 12, 2008
[image: Darren "Chip" Lumar]
*Atlanta's CBS46.com is reporting that the son-in-law of the late
singer James Brown was shot to death Wednesday night in the garage of his
Buckhead home. Relatives of Darren "Chip" Lumar told the news station they
believe the killing was a hit.
Investigators said the shooter was waiting for Lumar.
"When he drove up to park his car in the garage, he was confronted. An
altercation of some sort took place. That's when the victim was shot
multiple times," said Atlanta police Officer Eric Schwartz.
The neighborhood where Lumar lived is a gated community. "I think it
was somebody that knew him," Schwartz said.
Witnesses said after the gunman shot Lumar, it appeared the
perpetrator was side-stepping away, as if he was looking to see if anyone
was watching him. The witnesses said he then rounded a corner, possibly
jumping a fence, and got into a car that was waiting for him.
The witnesses said Lumar then got into a car and drove four miles to
Northside Hospital, where he died.
Lumar was married to Brown's daughter, Yamma Brown Lumar, who had
recently divorced him. Sources close to the family and the case told CBS 46
that when Lumar arrived at the hospital, he had $4,000 in cash in his
pocket.
Police said Monday they have not made any arrests and they don't have
a motive.
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