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26-year-old kills man and steals $60, then gets wings for her and boyfriend, cops say

A man was shot dead at a Memphis park by a woman accused of robbing him and spending his money on wings, Tennessee authorities said.
A man was shot dead at a Memphis park by a woman accused of robbing him and spending his money on wings, Tennessee authorities said. Getty Images/iStockphoto

A man offered a woman $60 to perform a sex act, then she killed him and spent the money on hot wings, Tennessee authorities said.

Kenyetta Hayes, 26, was at a gas station when a man approached her and offered her money in exchange for oral sex, Hayes told the Memphis Police Department, according to an arrest affidavit.

Hayes later told authorities she was never going to go through with the sex act and instead planned to rob him, police said.

When they arrived at a nearby park, Hayes shot and killed the man and took his money before she’s seen on video running away, investigators said.

Then, she used the money to get two hot wings combos for her and her boyfriend, police said.

First responders said they found the man dead in the park shortly before 8 a.m. on May 6 and shared footage of a person of interest leaving the scene.

Media outlets and police began circulating the footage, seeking information.

Then, officers said they received a late-night call.

Hayes’ mother told them she recognized her daughter on the news, and they asked her to bring her daughter in to speak with them, police said.

The 26-year-old told investigators she was “thirsty for money,” police said in the affidavit.

She was booked in Shelby County Jail on May 7 on a charge of first-degree murder in perpetration of a robbery, records show. Her attorney information is not available.

Memphis police have not identified the slain man.

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Olivia Lloyd
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Olivia Lloyd is an Associate Editor/Reporter for the Coral Springs News, the Pembroke Pines News and the Miramar News. She graduated from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. Previously, she has worked for Hearst DevHub, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel and McClatchy’s Real Time Team.
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