Black teenager murdered while seeking help after car accident

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Renisha McBride was shot and killed while seeking help after a car accident. According to The Detroit News, McBride, 19, was involved in a car accident in the Dearborn Heights area of Detroit around 2:30 a.m. on Nov. 2.

McBride’s cellphone died and she walked to a home to get help. However, when she knocked on the door, the homeowner became belligerent. McBride turned away to leave the home, but she was shot in the back of the head by the homeowner with a shotgun. Police found McBride dead on the porch at the home.


McBride’s family believes that she was racially profiled by the homeowner. Police are seeking to file charges against the homeowner who has yet to be identified.

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