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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsInvestigators Drop a Bombshell Twist After Teen's Burger King Drive-Thru Slaying
Tangled webs...Investigators Drop a Bombshell Twist After Teens Burger King Drive-Thru Slaying
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Niesha Harris-Brazells death reverberated around the country. But now, prosecutors have alleged she was accidentally killed while trying to stage a robbery.
Anna Venarchik
Breaking News Intern
Updated Jan. 16, 2022 3:19AM ET / Published Jan. 15, 2022 6:15PM ET
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Investigators initially assumed that the hooded man in the window fired the shots that killed Harris-Brazell. But a closer look at the video footage showed that the gun he was waving was never fired, authorities said.
As outlined in the court documents, another camera mounted inside the restaurant revealed that the shots were fired from within the Burger King.
As the robbery unfolded and Harris-Brazell called for help, her co-worker, Derrick Ellis, 34, was quick to respond. A criminal complaint filed four days after the shooting alleged that Ellis pulled out a gun, took aim at the thief, and fired two shots. It appears that Harris-Brazell was caught in the crossfire.
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Investigators say they then ascertained that the driver of the Impala was Antoine Edwards, whose daughter Mariah was working in the Burger King at the time. According to a criminal complaint, Mariah allegedly confessed that she, her father, and Harris-Brazell coordinated the robbery at a time when they expected the register to be loaded with cash.
According to a complaint, Mariah claimed that they got Harris-Brazell involved because she works the drive-thru window while Mariah works in the kitchen. It was never part of the plan, however, for Ellis, the co-worker who allegedly shot Harris-Brazell, to come to their aid.
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Investigators Drop a Bombshell Twist After Teen's Burger King Drive-Thru Slaying (Original Post)
babylonsister
Jan 2022
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BlackSkimmer
(51,308 posts)1. Wow, what a group.
How can they do a gofundme if she was involved?
exboyfil
(17,862 posts)3. Was She?
I need more than the word of an alledged robber.
BlackSkimmer
(51,308 posts)4. Well, that's a good point.
The thieves may be making it up, though I cant imagine why they would.
Horrible. What a bunch of idiots.
aeromanKC
(3,322 posts)2. Crickets from the gun nutters good guy with a gun crowd.
Isn't this the scenario that they fap over?
stopdiggin
(11,296 posts)5. also a good point -(nt)-
sarisataka
(18,600 posts)7. What "good guy"?
Both armed parties were felons thus not legally allowed to have guns.
marie999
(3,334 posts)6. All involved in the crime should stand trial for murder.
sarisataka
(18,600 posts)8. From the rest of the article
That seems to be the case