Two White men are facing criminal charges after a Black FedEx Express driver alleged that he was chased and shot at while delivering packages in Brookhaven, Mississippi.
Highlights
- D’Monterrio Gibson, 24, says he was delivering packages to a home when he was shot at.
- He says he heard “at least five shots and heard the bullets hitting the van,” police report says.
- Two men have been charged with conspiracy and shooting into a vehicle.
- Gibson’s attorney says he thinks he was targeted by the Cases, both White men, “because he is African-American” The Cases’ bond is $150,000; their attorney says the charges should have been upgraded to attempted murder.
- CNN has reached out to attorneys for the Cases but has not yet heard back of their attorneys’ statements.
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