COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A Columbus woman was found guilty Friday in the deaths of two sisters after a fight at a nightclub in 2022, according to the Franklin County prosecutor’s office.
Amara Battle, 30, was found guilty on four counts of murder with three-year firearm specifications, prosecutors said.
Police were called Sept. 25, 2022, to Queen of Hearts Pub on East Livingston Avenue, which has since closed, and found Shamira Rhodes, 30, and Kha’Terra ‘BeBe’ Griffin, 17, with gunshot wounds. Watch previous coverage in the video player above.
Rhodes, who was a mother of three, died at the pub. Her sister, Griffin, died days later after multiple surgeries.
Battle was seen on surveillance video walking up to and attacking Rhodes as she and Griffin were at an after-hours party at the club, prosecutors said. She was arrested on Oct. 6, 2022.
“My heart goes out to Nichole Rhodes, who lost two daughters to such senseless violence, and to all those who knew and love Shamira and Kha’Terra,” Franklin County Prosecutor Shayla Favor said in a statement. “While a guilty verdict doesn’t alleviate the pain of that September morning, I hope those affected are able to rest a bit easier knowing that justice was served.”
Battle will be sentenced at a later date.
Prosecutors David Zeyen and John Cornely worked on the case.