Renisha McBride, 19, was killed in Dearborn Heights, Michigan outside Detroit. She had walked onto a porch seeking assistance., a photo by Pan-African News Wire File Photos on Flickr.
November 11, 2013 at 3:39 pm
Autopsy: Detroit woman, 19, was shot in face, not at close range
Oralandar Brand-Williams
The Detroit News
Detroit — The 19-year-old woman who was killed by a Dearborn Heights homeowner Nov. 2 was shot in the face and not at close range, according to an autopsy report issued Monday.
The weapon was a shotgun, according to the report.
Renisha McBride’s family says she was going to look for help around 2:30 a.m. after her car struck a parked car about two miles from the Dearborn Heights home, in the 16800 block of Outer Drive, when she was shot.
“There was an entrance shotgun wound to the face, with no evidence of close range discharge of a firearm noted on the skin surrounding this wound,” reads the report by Wayne County Assistant Medical Examiner Kilak Kesha, who ruled McBride’s death a homicide.
Toxicology results for the autopsy are pending.
According to the autopsy report, McBride’s clothing was wet. The young woman, who is described in the report as 5’4,’’ was wearing a blue jacket, black undershirt, black pants and a pair of white socks. There was no mention of shoes.
Also today, the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office said it has begun reviewing the warrant request again as it awaits several items from the Dearborn Heights Police Department. The spokeswoman for the prosecutor’s office did not say what those items are.
“The Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office is waiting for several items relating to the investigation from the Dearborn Heights Police Department at this time,” said Maria Miller, the spokeswoman for prosecutor’s office. “We have begun the warrant review process. News will be released when a charging decision has been made.”
The homeowner’s lawyer, Cheryl Carpenter of Bloomfield Hills, has told The Detroit News the 54-year-old man was awakened about 4 a.m. by what sounded like “a person or persons” trying to get into his home. She said the shooting was justified and did not comment on other reports that the shooting was accidental.
Carpenter said she and her client “recognize it’s a tragedy and a 19-year-old woman died.”
“Let’s wait and not prejudice,” said Carpenter. “Nobody including the police, the prosecutor or the public has all the information yet.”
Dearborn Heights police have not returned repeated calls by The News seeking comment on the case.
The woman’s family says she was not armed and was seeking help.
Over the past week, many Metro Detroit community leaders and the girl’s family have called for a thorough investigation into the shooting death of McBride, a Southfield High School graduate and Ford Motor Co. employee.
McBride was laid to rest Friday.
From The Detroit News: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20131111/METRO01/311110095#ixzz2kOz8ytpB
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