MAN WHO HELPED HOMELESS SHOT, KILLED
Albert Merritt age 41 met Darnell Boykin aged 24 through a chat line. Apparently their friendship didn’t last long. Darnell used a 38 caliber hang gun to fatally shoot Albert because he said that the old man tried touching him on the private part. Boykin was charged with first degree murder after confessing to detectives. Merritt was discovered dead in his Mitsubishi gallant. The car owner by Merrit had crashed into a tree in front of a church. Boykin told Miami homicide detectives that he stole Merits’ Nextel phone, bracelet, two rings and a silver neck tie. Melody Boykin said her son was emotionally handicapped and homeless. She could not believe his charges but she also never really seen him much. Albert Merrit was loved by many. He was always two hours early at work. He some times for get to clock in. he will be misses said his supervisor Luis Binet at the homeless assistant center in 1550 N. Miami Ave.
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