Woman Accused Of Killing Boyfriend During Drug Deal

PITTSBURGH- A woman is facing charges after allegedly killing her boyfriend during a drug deal, police say.

24-year-old Brook Lank is accused of killing her boyfriend, 22-year-old Anthony Lofton, after an altercation, according to reports.

Police found Lofton dead in an alley on Sunday morning.

Lank told investigators that Lofton had allegedly threatened her with a gun and stole her rental car. She said when they went to make a drug deal, they got into an altercation, reports KDKA.

Lank said she took Lofton’s gun, shot him once in the head once, and then shot him two more times.

Lank told police that she had the help of a man identified as Germel Phillips. He allegedly helped Lank dump Lofton’s body on the street.

Police tracked Lank Philips through GPS. Lank was allegedly selling drugs with another woman out of a hotel room.

Lank was charged with criminal homicide and abusing a corpse.

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