They've only been charged with conspiracy and shooting at a car. His lawyer wants them charged with attempted murder and hate crimes
"What's interesting is, after Mr. Gibson made these complaints to a supervisor — multiple supervisors — they didn't show any concern. In fact, what they wanted Mr. Gibson to do was complete his route. Complete his route, after he just almost lost his life. You have bullet fragments in the truck and in the car."
In a statement the company said:"FedEx takes situations of this nature very seriously, and we are shocked by this criminal act against our team member, D'Monterrio Gibson. The safety of our team members is our top priority, and we remain focused on his wellbeing. We will continue to support Mr. Gibson as we cooperate with investigating authorities."
"This man is fully, gainfully employed by FedEx, doing his job, and still you haul off and try to chase him and cut him off and shoot him multiple times and kill him," fellow attorney Carlos Moore said."It's sickening to be that hateful and that racist and that full of just malice just because of the color of his skin."
Last week Brookhaven Police Chief Kenny Collins — who is Black — pushed back against claims on social media the city was racist, and warned against anyone making inflammatory posts.
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