COLUMBUS – A man accused of killing his estranged wife and her brother in a South Side parking lot could face the death penalty.
Roy Harvison was indicted Thursday on two counts of aggravated murder with death-penalty specifications Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien said.
Police say Roy Harvison, 25, shot and killed 29-year-old Jenea Harvison and her 23-year-old brother Donell McDonald in a parking lot on April 1.
Authorities say Roy Harvison shot McDonald in a parked car in a lot at Parsons Avenue and E. Kossuth Street, then turned the gun on Jenea Harvison, who was walking toward the car. They say she tried to run but collapsed on a street. Police say he then fired more shots as she lay on the street before walking back to the car and firing more shots at McDonald.
Two plainclothes sergeants assigned to the division’s property room were driving in the area when they heard the gunshots and saw Harvison shooting McDonald, a police division spokesman said at the time of the incident.
Sgt. Rich Weiner said the two plainclothes officers got out of their vehicle and confronted Harvison along with backup officers who arrived shortly afterward. Weiner says three officers fired at Harvison, wounding him, when witnesses said Harvison refused to drop his weapon.
Court records show Jenea Harvison had filed for divorce in September.