Ngomhla ka-3 Matshi 2008, into ekhohlakeleyo yafunyanwa kwindawo yaseBinghampton yaseMemphis, eTennessee. Emva kokufumana ifowuni esuka kwisihlobo esithintekayo, amagosa asePolis aseMefis angena ekhaya kwi-722 Lester Street ukujonga abantu abahlala kuyo. Oko bakufumanisayo kwakumangalisa, kwaze kwafika kumagosa athile. Imizimba yabantu abathandathu, abaneminyaka yobudala ukususela kwi-2 ukuya kwe-33, yahlakazeka kuyo yonke indlu. Ukongezelela, abanye abantwana abathathu bafunyanwe kalisa.
Amaxhoba okubulala aza kufakwa ngokukhawuleza njengoko:
- UCecil Dotson, oneminyaka engama-30
- UCecil Dotson II, ubudala 2
- UCemario Dotson, oneminyaka engama-4
- Shindri Roberson, oneminyaka eyi-22
- Hollis Seal, iminyaka engama-33
- UMarissa Williams, oneminyaka eyi-27 ubudala
Ukulimala kwachongwa njenge:
- UCecil Dotson, Jr, uneminyaka eyi-9
- UCedric Dotson, uneminyaka eyi-5
- Ceniyah Dotson, iminyaka engama-4
Nangona kuthathe ixesha lokuhlenga, iingxelo ze-autopsy ekugqibeleni zibonise ukuba amaxhoba amakhulu aphethwe ngamaxesha amaninzi ngelixa abantwana bebethelwa ngokuphindaphindiweyo kwaye baphathwa kakubi kwintloko. Amaxhoba asaphila nawo aphethe amanxeba okugaya, elinye lawo lafunyanwa ngommese elinamathele entloko.
Njengoko uluntu luye lwahlaselwa ngokutshatyalaliswa kokufumanisa, amahlebezi aqala ukuqhubela phambili ngokubhekiselele kwisisombululo esifanelekileyo kunye nomenzi wobugebengu obunjalo. Kwimihla emininzi, ukuvumelana ngokubanzi kukuba ukubulawa kwabafundi bekufuneka kube nokuxhamla. Emva koko, ngubani omnye onokubambelela kuloo ntshutshiso?
Ngalo mgca wokucingisisa engqondweni, bekuphazamiseka ngokukodwa xa amapolisa evakalisa iintsuku emva kokubulala abo babembile waza wamangalela uJessie Dotson, oneminyaka engama-33 ubudala kunye nolwaphulo-mthetho.
UJessie Dotson wayengumzalwana osekhulile wexhoba uCecil Dotson. UJessie wayengumalume wabo bonke abahlanu ababandakanyekayo. Ngokwe-akhawunti ngenye yexhoba lokubulawa kwabantu kunye nokuvuma kukaDotson, ngokwakhe, uJessie wadubula uCecil ngexesha lokuphikisana. Emva koko wazama ukubulala wonke umntu endlwini ukuze aqede nawaphi na amangqina.
Uphando lweeLester Street wabulawa luboniswe kwi-A & E boniso, I-First 48 . Ukuvuma izono zikaDotson kwaye kwavela kule ngqungquthela. Ukubulawa kwagqitywa ngamajelo kazwelonke kwinqanaba.
U-Jessie Dotson ugwetyelwe ngamacala ayisithupha okubulala emva kokuqala kuka-Okthoba 2010 eMemphis. Wagwetywa isigwebo sokufa.
Ukuhlaziywa ngoMashi 2017