New Mass Graves in Mexico Dredge Up Plight of Missing: At Least 54 Bodies Found - 'National Emergeny' Compared to Balkan Wars

New mass graves in Mexico dredge up plight of missing (via AFP)

Amid Mexico's continuous drug conflict, the recent discovery of dozens of bodies in mass graves has led some to describe the plight of the country's disappeared as a national emergency. At least 54 corpses have been recovered in clandestine pits in…

Black Teen Murdered While Seeking Help After A Car Accident - Was Shot Through A Locked Screen Door

19-Year-Old Died Nov. 2 After Being Shot in the Face - Killer  charged with murder and possession of a firearm. Which raises the question: If killer's firearm possession was illegal, why wasn't he arrested on the spot?

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A suburban Detroit homeowner who shot a woman on his porch in the middle of the night was charged Friday with second-degree murder in connection with the case, Wayne County prosecutors said.

Theodore P. Wafer, 54, of Dearborn Heights, Mich., also is facing charges of manslaughter and possession of a firearm... Authorities saw no evidence of forced entry on Wafer's home. Renisha McBride allegedly was shot after knocking on the locked front screen door. Evidence suggests that Wafer opened the front door before he fired through the closed and locked screen door, she said.


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Murder and Manslaughter Charges for Man Who Shot Teen Seeking Help After Car Accident

Killer Claimed His Gun Went Off by Accident, His Lawyer Later Said the Killing was "Justified"

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By Ronald Jackson
Theodore Wafer will be charged with murder and manslaughter, according to Wayne County Prosecutor Kim Worthy.  The 54-year-old Wafer shot dead 19-year-old Renisha McBride in the early morning hours of Nov 2, when she knocked on his door seeking help after a car accident. The incident took place in Dearborn Heights, MI.

Wafer told police he thought Ms. McBride was trying to break into his house and his gun discharged by accident, hitting McBride in the face with a shotgun blast. However, his lawyer later claimed that the killing was "justified."

Wafer was not arrested after the killing. There has been a national outcry over the incident because Wafer had not been arrested, charged, or even named by the police or prosecutor's office until today.

Some have argued that if the shooter had been black and the victim white, the shooter would have been arrested and charged immediately. Wafer is expected to turn himself in Friday afternoon.

Melissa Harris Perry On Renisha McBride