32-year-old Tamecca Haskins lost her life by a single gunshot to the chest during an anti-gun violence rally on Lefferts Place in Brooklyn, NY. One other victim is critically injured. “…[T]his should never of happened. My baby, like I said she was outgoing. She was a hard worker, she struggled through school with lupus,” said […]
A Texas father accused of fatally shooting a 17-year-old boy he caught hiding in his teenage daughter’s bedroom early Thursday morning might not face any charges, according to an area prosector. Local officers are currently preparing a case to present to the grand jury. “What was going on in the person’s mind at the time […]
Marissa Alexander, the 33-year-old battered mother entangled in an contentious gun-related trial in Florida, could be going to jail for life. The office of Florida State Attorney Angela Corey has confirmed that it will seek to give Marissa Alexander a 60-year prison sentence at her retrial this July for firing one shot at her abusive […]
The jury tasked with deciding the fate of Michael Dunn, a Florida man accused of shooting a Black teenager to death over loud music, resumed deliberations today. The five men and seven women, all of whom will remain isolated and hidden away until a verdict is made, had reportedly met for more than three hours […]
This gruesome video of a man’s Rottweiler being shot to death has officially gone viral. Honestly, we wanted to avoid this story, but the disregard of life is something that pulls the passion out of us and we just had to report on this disgusting display of power. Must Read: MAKEUP 101: A Lazy Girls […]
We know how this story ends. 22-year-old Oscar Julian Grant III laid face-down on the “Fruitvale Station” subway platform, wondering why the hostile officers were being so forceful with him. He wanted to explain himself and avoid jail time…again. All Oscar saw was yet another strike going against him; another obstacle keeping him from his […]
In a recent interview with CBS, Michelle Obama discussed the struggle children face when they grow up in a community riddled in violence, much like that of the West Englewood neighborhood, where she visited Harper High School. 29 current and former Harper students have been shot and of that 29, eight of them died. To […]
The latest victim to gun violence in Chicago is six-month-old Jonylah Watkins. The beautiful infant was hit by stray bullets in a random shooting while her father, 28-year-old Jonathan Watkins changed her diaper in the front seat of his car. JET is reporting that Jonylah received several surgeries after the shooting, but passed away earlier […]
Chicago teen, Hadiya Pendleton was shot and killed a week after she twirled her baton with the King College Prep marching band at President Obama’s second inauguration. Pendleton was taking shelter from the rain with her friends on the 4400 block of South Oakenwald when stray bullets claimed her life. Must Read: 5 Things You […]
People between the ages of 15 and 24 are most likely to be targeted by gun violence as opposed to other forms of violence. From…
