A woman in Chicago recently made headlines after she allegedly asked her 14-year-old to kill the man who assaulted her. Fox 59 News said that the two were charged with murder, but other people think their family had a right to defend itself.
Carlishia Hood had an altercation with another patron at the Maxwell Street Express on South Halstead St. A video taken by an onlooker shows the man warning Hood that he will “knock her out” if she continues talking.
Hood yelled out of the camera’s view, “Get the gun,” and then was assaulted multiple times by the man seconds later. Hood’s son, then 14 years old, is shown in the clip emerging from the doorway with a gun concealed under his hoodie and opening fire on the man.
After the man fled the business, the child gave chase, firing several shots after him. The customer died at the spot from three gunshot wounds to the back. According to the authorities, Hood sent her son a text message telling him to retrieve the weapon from the vehicle.
When Hood tries to retrieve the gun from the youngster after the event, he pushes her away, as captured by another CCTV camera. The pair then got into a car and drove away. Internet users are now debating whether or not these two actually deserved to be charged with felony murder.
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🚨TRIGGER WARNING: A few days ago in Chicago, a mother and her 14 year old son were arrested for murder. The 14 year old got her gun out of the car and shot this man after he was brutally assaulting his mother. This has sparked a major conversation on who was wrong. Thoughts? pic.twitter.com/kmFizrPJRI
— Ja’Mal Green (@JaymalGreen) June 25, 2023
🚨TRIGGER WARNING: A few days ago in Chicago, a mother and her 14 year old son were arrested for murder. The 14 year old got her gun out of the car and shot this man after he was brutally assaulting his mother. This has sparked a major conversation on who was wrong. Thoughts? pic.twitter.com/kmFizrPJRI
— Ja’Mal Green (@JaymalGreen) June 25, 2023
Sometimes We have to break the law in order to protect our family.
— Kinglioncrown (@kinglioncrown) June 25, 2023
She didn’t touch him. He started beating on his mom. The young man pulled the trigger to protect his mom. There’s video evidence. I don’t understand why they were arrested.
— BeTruthful_Jn1717 (@BJn1717) June 25, 2023
Much of the debate on Twitter centered on whether or not Hood deserved criminal punishment for allegedly directing her son to execute the guy, or whether or not the 14-year-old had a right to protect his mother.
Links to more items published by the California Examiner that you may find of interest are provided below:
- Teenager Fatally Shot in Santa Rosa During Alleged Gang-Related Altercation
- Multiple Injuries in Ypsilanti Township Shooting; Suspects Involved in Crash while Fleeing
According to Illinois law, a person has to have a reasonable belief that they are in imminent danger in order to use deadly force in self-defense. The State Attorney’s Office first didn’t think what they did qualified.
However, the Attorney’s office reportedly dropped the charges because they were “unable to meet the burden of proof” in the prosecution, as reported by WGN9 News. To rephrase, there was insufficient proof to label either of them as killers. Hood and her son were both completely crime-free.
I was wondering how current you were on the situation in California. The California Examiner has a Twitter account, which you may follow if you’d like to receive instant updates on breaking news.
