The suspects involved in the case should be charged with attempted murder, attorney Carlos Moore said.
BROOKHAVEN, Miss. - A Black FedEx driver who was fired upon by a white man after making a delivery in Brookhaven is seeking justice after the men allegedly involved in the shooting were given a week to turn themselves in and given bond on conspiracy and aggravated assault charges.
Moore was referring to Brandon Case and Gregory Case, the father and son allegedly involved in the matter. Brandon Case is being charged with aggravated assault shooting into an occupied vehicle, while Gregory Case is charged with conspiracy, authorities said. “We charged the Cases with the evidence that we had, and it’s a real good case,” Collins said. “We did our job; now the FBI has picked up the case. They come down this morning and got the case file, and they’re going to investigate it on the federal hate crime side because only a federal agency can do that. We are just local. We can’t bring that charge."He said he initially attempted to file a report the night of the shooting but had to go back the next morning with his FedEx supervisor.
“They came up to me and said, ‘You see that we’re trying, right?’ Why would come up and tell me you’re trying?” Gibson asked. Moore said he believes that the suspects are related to Chris Case, the department’s assistant chief.
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