Renisha McBride was involved in an accident with a parked vehicle in Detroit on the morning she was shot on the porch of a Dearborn Heights home, Elisha Anderson and Gina Damron report in the Free Press.
More than two hours later and six blocks away, she was shot in the face by a man who told police he thought someone was breaking into his Dearborn Heights home. The 54-year-old homeowner, according to police, said his 12-gauge shotgun discharged accidentally.
What happened during the hours between the accident and McBride’s death on the front porch of a home in the 16800 block of West Outer Drive remains a mystery, but New details surfaced in the controversial case Monday, raising more questions about the 19-year-old’s death.
Her family has said they believe McBride, who is black, went up to the house seeking help after the accident and was racially profiled, but Dearborn Heights say there is no evidence of race played a role in her death.
Police received a call about a no-injury accident at Bramell and Majestic on the city’s west side, the Free Press reports. Detroit police spokesman Sgt. Michael Woody said the 911 caller said a woman had been speeding down the street, struck a parked car, got out of the vehicle and then left.
Police initially considered the incident a low priority, so no officers were immediately dispatched, he said.
Officers responded to the scene about 40 minutes later after they got a second call saying the woman had returned, but she was gone when police and EMS arrived.
