Boyfriend charged with university student's murder after 'shooting her in the head and staging it to look like a suicide’

  • Brandon Meade, 29, is charged with the murder of his girlfriend Agatha Hall
  • The 21-year-old Temple University student was found dead on August 31 
  • She was found with gunshot wound on left side of her forehead and a gun 
  • Police initially believed Hall, who was born in Liberia, committed suicide 
  • But now, investigators are alleging Meade killed her after the pair argued  
  • An autopsy concluded it was 'impossible' for Hall's gunshot wound to have been self-inflicted 

By Khaleda Rahman For Dailymail.com

Published: 09:35 EST, 17 September 2015 | Updated: 14:56 EST, 17 September 2015

The boyfriend of a college student who was originally believed to have committed suicide has been charged with her murder.

Brandon Meade, 29, of Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, was arrested on Tuesday and charged with the murder of his girlfriend Agatha Hall.

The 21-year-old Temple University student was found dead inside a first floor apartment on the 2300 block of North Park Avenue, Philadelphia, on August 31. 

Brandon Meade was arrested on Tuesday and charged with the murder of his girlfriend Agatha Hall (pictured) whose death was originally believed to have been a suicide
Brandon Meade (pictured) was arrested on Tuesday and charged with the murder of his girlfriend Agatha Hall whose death was originally believed to have been a suicide

Brandon Meade (right) was arrested on Tuesday and charged with the murder of his girlfriend Agatha Hall (left) whose death was originally believed to have been a suicide

Initially, police had believed Hall had committed suicide as she was found with a gunshot wound on the top left side of her forehead and gun beneath her.

Temple's head of campus services Charlie Leone said she was found dead in her bedroom as well as a 9mm handgun, according to philly.com. 

But now, authorities believe Meade staged her death to look like a suicide after an autopsy concluded there was no way Hall’s wound was self-inflicted.

NBC10 reported Meade told police he found his girlfriend dead on the floor and on top of the gun leading them to believe she may have committed suicide. 

Meade (pictured left, with rapper Drake) reportedly told police he found his girlfriend dead on her bedroom floor on top of the gun

Meade (pictured left, with rapper Drake) reportedly told police he found his girlfriend dead on her bedroom floor on top of the gun

Authorities now alleged Meade (pictured) killed Hall after the pair got into an argument
Authorities now alleged Meade (pictured) killed Hall after the pair got into an argument

An autopsy concluded there was no way Hall's wound was self-inflicted and authorities now allege Meade (pictured) killed Hall after the pair got into an argument

But last week, the Medical Examiner’s office ruled it was ‘impossible’ for the victim to have fired the gun herself due to the location of the wound.

Police then ruled Hall’s death a homicide and investigators now allege that Meade killed Hall after the pair argued.

Hall's stepmother Jane Hoffman, who lives in Minneapolis, told NBC10 her stepdaughter was an 'A' student at Temple who majored in Finance.

‘I was shocked because you don't think that an 'A' student from a college who has overcome adversity could be subjected to something that quick and that violent,’ she said.

The victim was born in Liberia and during wartime, had spent time at a refugee camp.

She moved to America, where she lived in a number of different cities.

Despite losing her mother to cancer earlier this year, Hall was determined to graduate and working in International Business.

Hall's family is planning a memorial service for her in Minnesota next month. 

Hall was found dead inside a first floor apartment (pictured) on the 2300 block of North Park Avenue, Philadelphia, on August 31

Hall was found dead inside a first floor apartment (pictured) on the 2300 block of North Park Avenue, Philadelphia, on August 31

 

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