May 14 - Is Jasmine Thar the Next Trayvon Martin?

Is Jasmine Thar the next Trayvon Martin case? The family of a teenage girl who was fatally shot by a neighbor five months ago in Charlotte believes the shooting may have been racially motivated.

16 year old Jasmine Thar, was shot and k!lled while visiting family in Chadbourn, N.C., during the Christmas holiday. The shooter, a neighbor of the family Thar was visiting, claims his high-powered rifle accidentally fired when he was taking it out of its case.

The teen’s mom is now asking prosecutors to press criminal charges.
At a news conference, Carletta McNeil said she believes her daughter, Jasmine Thar, was the victim of a racially-motivated crime.

WSOC reports the family is concerned the shooting may have been racially motivated after police found a Confederate flag and Nazi memorabilia in the shooter’s bedroom.

“I will not be satisfied until justice is served,” McNeil said. Jasmine, a sophomore, was shot Dec. 23 in front of a house in the small town of Chadbourn, where she was visiting with her godmother and a friend.

As they walked toward a vehicle for a shopping trip about 11 a.m., a single bullet fired from a home across the street struck all three, k!lling Jasmine and injuring the others.

According to a police report, the shot came from a Remington Model 700 rifle owned by 23 year old James Anthony Blackwell.

Blackwell told police he had taken the rifle from a case and it fired without him pulling the trigger.

The Remington Model 700, one of the most popular bolt-action rifles, is the subject of dozens of lawsuits, alleging a defect causes the weapon to fire without a trigger pull.

Chadbourn police took Blackwell to the station, but did not arrest him and later released him.

FBI spokeswoman Shelley Lynch confirmed the agency’s civil rights unit is investigating.

Blackwell is white and Jasmine and the two other victims, 42 year old Treka McMillian and 17 year old Jah-mesha McMillian are African American.

Jasmine’s family has said Columbus County District Attorney Jon David told them he asked the FBI to intervene because of evidence investigators found in Blackwell’s house.

The family met for more than an hour Thursday with the DA in Chadbourn, NC. The family thought there would have been a decision announced, but the DA said he is still investigating.

High profile lawyer Willie Gary was at the meeting. He said he was pleased with the meeting and says he will go after all those responsible in this [rip]. He says if the gun maker Remington is responsible, he could sue that company.



Source: Black Media Scoop

"lilcp3comeatmebro:

Burn dat 'wood'!!!

damn.1 bullet hit 3 mofo's.thats some wild !!.r.i.p to that young lady

They can get any sharpshooter to tell you why this is bull!!.

Yea, I peeped that. Now the question that arises is: why was the gun pointed at the women? Did the bullet just fire and it found its way to all 3?

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wow, sure it was an accident

*notes this ish*

my only thing is if it was racially motivated and they were neighbors, why wait till the one day that the young female comes over to make this happen? why not do it before now? i do know of guns going off accidently and i know there are accidents involving guns all the time. but it could have been the other way around as well, but because its two different races the media spins it. what will you believe?

so u missed all that part about him being pro nazi with confederate flags up in his place and everything huh? [pic]

Nothing until there's more info.

I am curious as to where in the house he was when the "accidental" firing of his weapon occurred.

Was he near a window? In the garage? I am all for waiting until more facts are revealed, but off of a first reading of this situation, something just doesn't make sense. I only hope all the facts are brought to light and a better understanding of how this all happened is revealed.

Could be an accident, or it could be a cold blooded k!lling. More information needs to be divulged.

so you are saying every single person that owns a confederate flag wants to k!ll every black person?

i'm saying u playing stupid as to how this has a racial undertone like it's completely impossible, stop the fukkery [pic]

im not playing stupid...how about you quit throwing out[..]umptions that he wanted to k!ller every black person just cause he had a rebel flag in his house. [pic]

you are still missing the part about this mother !!er being a neo-nazi, are you !!ing stupid or something [pic]

So if you got a rebel flag and some antiques from germany hes a neo nazi? if he was a neo nazi he would be tatted the !! up showin it

there are such things as closet racists

yall mother !!ers cant read between the line

this mother!!er has a rebel flag and nazi ish and his gun happens to k!ll a lil black girl, it was an accident [pic]

oh I get it, she was very unlucky

man you sound like an uneducated idiot...just shut up

My grabdfather fought in WW2... And he had brought back nazi stuff back with him...

Does that make him racist or neo nazi?

And this model gun is not a great weapon. Theres a lot of reports of it misfiring.

One guy in maine shot 3 of his toes off while he was carrying one hunting.

But we'll just instantly call him a neo nazi and say he meant to k!ll her before any real info comes out