MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE
by Michael Wolraich
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MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE by Michael Wolraich Order today at Barnes & Noble / Amazon / Books-A-Million / Bookshop |
Authorities now believe the death of the young black girl was a case of mistaken identity.
By Amanda Sukuma @ Vox.com, Jan. 6
Police in Texas have arrested a man in the death of Jazmine Barnes, a 7-year-old girl who was brutally shot dead while riding in a car with family last week — a major shift in a high-profile case that was once viewed by some as a racially motivated attack, but now appears more a case of mistaken identity.
The Harris County Sheriff’s Office filed capital murder charges late Saturday against a black man named Eric Black Jr., 20, who became a suspect this week based on a tip. Black admitted to taking part in the shooting, but police say other suspects could be involved [....]
For much of the last week, the prime suspect was believed to be white [....]
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https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/06/us/jazmine-barnes-eric-black-killing.html
by rmrd0000 on Sun, 01/06/2019 - 9:56pm