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Officer Amber Guyger Indicted On Murder Charge For Fatal Shooting Of Botham Jean
Amber Guyer, the Dallas cop who shot and killed Botham Jean in his own apartment has been indicted for murder.
One Week After Alabama Police Shot And Killed E. J. Bradford, Alleged Mall
According to CNN, Guyer's file including a mention of manslaughter but prosecutors are "moving forward" with the murder charge. On September 6, the then Dallas police officer entered Jean's apartment and shot him in the torso, believ- ing he was an intruder in her home.
Dallas County District Attor- ney Faith Johnson explained in a news conference that Guyer's murder charge stemmed from someone "in- tentionally and knowingly" committing a crime while a manslaughter charge would be defined as "recklessly doing something."
Overjoyed by the recent ver-
dict, the 26-year-old's parents Allison and Bertrum Jean felt moved by the decision.
"I truly believe that she in- flicted tremendous evil on my son," Alison said. "I look for- ward to the next test, which is a conviction of murder of Amber Guyger, and more so of a penalty, a proper penalty so she can reflect on what she has done," from a statement in Dallas News.
While there has not yet been any clear indication as to what exactly went down in court, re- ports from Dallas News claim Botham Jeans' mother and sister both took the witness stand to testify on behalf of their slain family member.
count of attempted murder for the Riverchase Galleria shooting on Thanksgiving night involving 18-year- old Brian Xavier Wil- son. Wilson and a 12-year-old girl who was hit by a stray bullet are still re- covering from their injuries.
Emantic J. Bradford
mistakenly killed and ID’d as
the shooter. Police later changed the narrative, saying that Bradford was a victim.
On Tuesday, Hoover mayor Frank Brocato, Po- lice Chief Nick Derzis, and City Councilman Derrick M. Murphy finally offered apologies to Bradford’s grieving family at the Westin in downtown Birmingham.
Shooter Captured Near Atlanta
While protestors are de- manding that the Hoover Po- lice Department release video from the police body cameras and mall surveillance cam- eras in the shooting death of E. J Bradford, his parents prepare to lay him to rest.
The Alabama mall shooter is under arrest a week after a Black Army vet was killed by police and blamed for the crime.
CNN reports that the al- leged real shooter Erron Martez Dequan Brown was arrested Thursday near Atlanta at a relative’s home in Fairburn, Georgia, U. S. Mar- shals supervisor Frank Lempka said.
Brown now faces one
EMANTIC J. BRADFORD
Two Houston Rappers Found
C. J. Stanley Jr., who wore the dreads through kinder- garten and was set to start first-grade at Book Christian Academy in Apopka, Fla. But the child and his father, Clin- ton Stanley, were stopped by a reverend, who said, ‘Take him home and take him to a haircut,” Stanley told the The Washington Post in August. C. J. was eventually banned from the school due to his locs.
Now, C. J.’s father is getting help from the ACLU and the NAACP in a lawsuit against the school, alleging in part, that C. J. was discriminated against due to his race, the father
Florida Department of Educa- tion to hold A Book’s Christian Academy accountable.
“As a father, I’d tried to shield him from racism for as long as I could. But we had just been turned away in humiliat- ing fashion from A Book’s Christian Academy in Apopka, Florida, on the first day of classes,” Stanley wrote.
“The school’s administra- tors, led by John Book, barred C. J. from entering the building because of his locs,” he said. “They treated him like a leper, and then they gave me an ultimatum: my son’s hair- style or his schooling.
Shot Dead In Car Outside
Strip Club, Family Says
HOUSTON - Two men found dead inside a car in a strip club parking lot in west Houston have been identified as local rappers.
Family members told KPRC2 one of the victims was 24-year-old Nicholas Esene, an up-and-coming rapper who went by the name Ghost Mag- neto. They also said he and the other victim were friends.
Esene's family said he wanted to be a rapper really bad.
“He was excited about mak- ing his album and he had just (moved) into a house. He was so excited. He called me and said, 'Ganny, you will have to come and see my place,'" Brenda Harris, Esene's grandmother, told KPRC2. "After the doctor's appoint- ment, we were going to go and visit with him and then we go and get this call before I leave home."
"He was a nice fella and he didn't deserve this," Harry Harris, Esene's grandfather said.
The bodies were discovered after police said a patron heard gunshots and alerted a security guard who found the men shot to death in the back parking lot of Club Onyx near Richmond Avenue and Bering Drive around 4:17 a.m. Tuesday.
A fundamentalist Christian school in Florida banned a 6- year-old because of his dread- locks and now that school is facing a lawsuit.
wrote in a blog post at the ACLU. The suit asks the
Florida Family Sues Christian School For Discriminating Against Son For Wearing Locs
NICHOLAS ESENE
Security went outside to can- vass the area but didn’t see anything at first glance, police said. About 30 minutes later, more patrons told security about the shooting again, at which point authorities were called.
According to authorities, they found the two bodies in the vehicle with multiple gun- shot wounds along with multi- ple casings on the ground.
Police said they believe it was a targeted attack, and that two shooters killed the victims while they were sitting in the car.
The club has surveillance video, and officers say they will be reviewing the footage for any clues that could lead to an arrest.
The identity of the second victim, who family says was also a rapper, has not been re- leased.
Stephon Clark's Older Brother Is Planning To Run For Mayor Of Sacramento
Stevante Clark, the older brother of Stephon Clark who was shot and killed by Sacramento police this past March, has filed paperwork to run for the city. According to the Sacramento Bee, Clark took the formal step for his 2020 mayorial bid Monday. (Nov. 26)
“I don’t have the most ex- perience, I’m not the smartest guy,” Clark said Tuesday (N0v. 27) “At the same time, I’m from the city of Sacramento and if there’s anybody who’s going to listen to the people of Sacramento and who knows the problems
A photo of Stephon Clark during a protest.
of Sacramento, it’s me. Even though I did decide to run for mayor after the death of my
brother, I’m not making this about me in retribution and revenge.”
On Sunday, March 18, Stephon Clark, who was unarmed was shot multiple times by Sacramento police while in his grandmother's backyard. He is survived by his brother, two sons and re- maining family. Bodycam footage from the horrific shooting was later released, which caused outrage within the city and across the nation and only further underscored the harsh treatment African- Americans face from law en- forcement.
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