A Mississippi community is outraged after Jaheim McMillan, 15, died after being shot by the Gulfport Police Department.
According to court documents obtained by WLOX, Jaheim McMillan and four other teenagers were approached by a police officer on Thursday, October 6, after a call came and said a Kia Soul was driving. carelessly, rolling down their windows and “flipping them. off.”
The documents also state that “the caller and his passenger said they saw the rear right passenger in the Kia Soul swinging a gun” at a red light and also wearing a “camouflage ski mask” and pointing a gun. into them. In the end, the caller was able to lose the Kia Soul.
Soon after, the police discovered a Kia Soul matching the caller’s description in Cuong Dola’s parking lot.
According to police, an officer approached an “armed suspect”, McMillan, which resulted in the officer being shot. McMillan was shot in the head and had to be rushed to Memorial Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
Witness provides alleged account of what happened
A witness’ account of the incident contradicts the police report. A woman named Deborah Stout was recorded saying she did not see McMillan with the gun and his hand was raised when he was shot.
I saw the police shooting him. “I didn’t see a gun on him,” she said. He’s holding his hand out of the store. I just pulled in, and I saw what happened.
Mary Spivery, Kyion Bell’s mother and one of the teens in the car with McMillan, said her son told her McMillan didn’t have a gun.
I said, ‘Then why do they say Jaheim has a gun?’ Spive said. He said, ‘Mom, Jaheim doesn’t have a gun.
The call ended shortly after.
Four of McMillan’s friends were arrested and charged with two counts of aggravated assault and a $500,000 deposit. It was reported that guns were also confiscated.
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