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Story summary
- Charles Saunders, 50, was sentenced to life in prison for the June 2024 killings at Walsh Drive Apartments that claimed the lives of Alesia Dykes and Bernard Alexander Lyles.
- The confrontation followed a prior argument and escalated when Dykes and Lyles retreated inside.
- Witnesses reported the incident occurred in front of three children.
- Saunders fled but was arrested hours later at a Waffle House.
- Prosecutors described the act as violent, saying Saunders betrayed trust with deadly force.
