‘I thought we had more time': Third, final person indicted in Savannah teen's murder

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SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – After two young men were shot to death in 2023, the third and final person allegedly responsible for their deaths is now facing charges.
Three men, all of whom were out on bond at the time, have been indicted for the Dec. 2023 shooting deaths of 16-year-old Semaj Floyd and 20-year-old Omarion Whitfield.
Still, for the victims' families, the sorrow is still fresh.
'The hardest part was the day his mom called me and told me he was murdered,' Semaj Floyd's aunt Tiffany Reed, said. 'I didn't understand what she was saying because she didn't say he got shot. She was like, 'My baby is dead.''
WSAV reported that Vaquez Coleman, 19, and Harold Roberson, 20, were served arrest warrants in connection to the shooting deaths in October 2024.
This May, Coleman, Roberson, and a third man, Joshua Reddick, were indicted.
According to the Chatham County District Attorney's Office, all three were out on bond against the objection of the state at the time of the murders. Bond was granted by Judge Penny Freesman.
Still, Reed doesn't harbor any hate for them.
'It's still unfortunate that their families have to go through this and see that your kid killed another kid,' she said.
Floyd would've turned 18 this year and would've been graduating high school.
'I never thought that he would have passed away so early. I thought we had more time. I really did,' Reed said.
She told WSAV gun violence has been an issue in Savannah her whole life.
'I always had a fear because he's a boy, a young boy living in Savannah, Georgia. I just always had a fear of him getting into the wrong stuff, even with the police or with gun violence, I always feared it, but I never knew it would happen,' Floyd's aunt said. 'I feel like there should be more youth challenges, more youth buildings for these young kids to do other things. They just pick up these guns, and they think that they're cool just because they have a gun.'
This year in Savannah, there have been 118 non-domestic aggravated assaults with a gun, according to the Savannah Police Departments' latest crime reports.
'We are going to always keep his name alive,' Reed said. 'I don't want everybody to feel sorry for just my situation. I want them to relate because it could be your little brother, it could be your nephew.'
A court date has not yet been set for the three men accused of felony murder. They were also indicted for aggravated assault and criminal attempt to commit a felony.
WSAV will continue to follow this case. Stick with us as we learn more.
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