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Defendant Tyrone McKee was convicted of felony murder, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.1 He appeals, asserting that the evidence was insufficient to convict, and that the trial court erred in failing to charge on defense of habitation. Finding no error, we affirm. 1. Viewing the evidence in a light to uphold the verdict, we find the following: Defendant, a convicted felon, and his girlfriend, Faye McBride, went to a club to celebrate Jeffrey Hazzard’s birthday. Defendant got into a fight outside of the club, and one of his punches landed on McBride’s face. McBride told defendant that she did not want him to live in her apartment any longer, and that he would have to leave. She left the club with Hazzard and headed home. Defendant was already there when McBride and Hazzard arrived. McBride began to put defendant’s possessions on the front porch, and she asked him to return her key. After awhile, Hazzard was able to calm defendant down; but defendant and McBride continued to argue. Soon, Marco Tilley drove up to wish Hazzard a happy birthday. Tilley told defendant to “chill out” and defendant responded that Tilley should “stay out of it.” An argument ensued and defendant told Tilley to go get his guns, adding that he defendant had his. Tilley went to his vehicle and retrieved two handguns. He approached the porch with his arms crossed and a gun in each hand. Defendant took a gun out of the waistband of his pants and started shooting. He wounded Tilley2 and fatally shot Hazzard; he fled the scene for two or three minutes and then returned. Shortly thereafter, he was arrested and placed in the back of a patrol car. As he was being driven to a police station, defendant spontaneously said: “I did not mean to kill Jeff. Jeff got in the way. Jeff is my best friend.”

The evidence was sufficient to find defendant guilty of the crimes for which he was convicted. Jackson v. Virginia , 443 U. S. 307 99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560 1979. Issues regarding the credibility of the witnesses fall solely within the province of the jury. Taylor v. State , 253 Ga. 727, 729 1 324 SE2d 460 1985.

 
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