Woman faces murder charge in August shooting of Crown Heights mother

A woman accused of shooting and killing another woman in August has been brought back to Brooklyn to face a murder charge.

News 12 Staff

Nov 19, 2021, 5:41 PM

Updated 1,071 days ago

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A woman accused of shooting and killing another woman in August has been brought back to Brooklyn to face a murder charge.
Police say Claudia Banton shot and killed Delia Johnson on Aug. 4. The incident was captured on surveillance cameras.
The graphic video shows a woman, who police say is Banton, get out of a car that was double-parked on Franklin Avenue, walk right up to Johnson, point the gun to her head and pull the trigger before calmly walking away and driving off.
Police say Banton is back in New York after being on the run for nearly three months. The 42-year-old remained silent as she was walked out of the 77th Precinct in Crown Heights.
It wasn't until last week that police say they were able to track her down in Jacksonville, Florida, where she was taken into custody.