The Trial Begins in the Renisha McBride's Murder Case (387 hits)
The opening arguments for the Theodore Wafer, the man who shot and killed Renisha McBride began July 23rd. McBride is the 19-year-old woman who was in a car accident in Dearborn Heights, a mostly white town bordering Detroit, in the early hours of November 2nd. A few hours after she crashed her car into a parked vehicle a mile away, she approached 55-year-old Theodore Wafer’s home, asking for help and he shot and killed her. Wafer has been charged with second degree murder, manslaughter and committing a felony with a firearm for the fatal shooting of McBride. ...
After 10-days of trial and hours of deliberation (that began on Wednesday), a jury found Theodore Wafer, 55, guilty of second degree murder, manslaughter and felony firearms charges in the shooting of Renisha McBride, 19. A reporter (@Idabeewells) inside the courtroom tweeted, “People have moved for immediate remand. Monica McBride, mother of #RenishaMcBride, in tears.” Wafer will be remanded immediately and sentencing has been set for August 21. http://hellobeautiful.com/2014/08/07/theod...