There are 24 article(s) tagged Brandon Webber:

• August 2020

  • Mistaken-identity shooting sparks protest

    Protesters gathered at a gas station in South Memphis to draw attention to the shooting a day earlier of a 17-year-old by the U.S. Marshals task force in a case of mistaken identity.

    By Yolanda Jones August 26, 2020

• July 2020

  • Opinion: MPD makes 98% of arrests ‘without incident.’ Why was Brandon Webber’s different?

    Sometimes it seems our memory is as selective as our outrage. Black men are taken into custody every day without incident. Two young Black men accused of killing Memphis police officers – Tremaine Wilbourn and Justin Welch – were arrested without incident.

    By Erica May July 16, 2020

  • TBI report details Brandon Webber’s final moments in a hail of police gunfire

    TBI report paints a haunting portrait of Brandon Webber, but also poses troubling questions about law enforcement tactics behind his shooting death.

    By Marc Perrusquia July 13, 2020

  • Weirich says no charges against officers in Brandon Webber death

    Charges will not be filed against U.S. Marshals in connection with the death of Brandon Webber in Frayser last summer, District Attorney Amy Weirich announced Friday, July 10.

    By Yolanda Jones July 11, 2020

• June 2020

  • Lawsuit offers radical new narrative for the police shooting death of Brandon Webber

    A wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of Brandon Webber offers a radically different narrative for his officer-involved shooting that stirred wide unrest in Memphis over police use of force.

    By Marc Perrusquia June 12, 2020

• May 2020

  • Night of unrest sparks day of response

    Everyone from Gov. Bill Lee to Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland to a coalition of other elected and community leaders spoke out Thursday, May 28, on the Wednesday night unrest over a Minnesota man’s death at the hands of police.

    By Yolanda Jones, Sam Stockard May 28, 2020

• February 2020

  • Brandon Webber was shot 16 times, according to autopsy

    Brandon Webber, the Frayser man shot and killed by a task force last summer, was shot multiple times including two fatal shots to his head, according to an autopsy report. 

    By Yolanda Jones February 20, 2020

• August 2019

  • Reward offered for Frayser injuries, damage

    CrimeStoppers of Memphis and Shelby County is seeking public assistance in identifying those who damaged property and injured officers in Frayser the night of June 12, when Brandon Webber was shot and killed.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff August 14, 2019

• July 2019

  • Stanton says monitoring of police surveillance ban comes with tension

    The court-appointed monitor in the federal court case over police surveillance said on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast his team saw some possible issues in how police handled the aftermath of the Brandon Webber shooting last month in Frayser.

    By Bill Dries July 19, 2019

  • Alleged Brandon Webber accomplice waives extradition

    A man who authorities say was the accomplice of Brandon Webber when Webber allegedly shot a Hernando, Mississippi, man five times and stole his car was not involved, his attorney said in court Monday.

    By Yolanda Jones July 08, 2019

  • Second arrest in Hernando armed robbery linked to Brandon Webber

    A 22-year-old man who police say was with Brandon Webber when he allegedly committed a violent armed robbery in Hernando last month has been arrested in connection with the incident.

    By Yolanda Jones July 06, 2019

• June 2019

  • Conaway: We are killing ourselves

    There is no excusing the murderer who took Glenn Cofield’s life or Brandon Webber’s self-destruction. There is also no excuse in the richest nation on Earth for the poverty and despair our policies produce, and the pressure that puts on law enforcement and support systems.

    By Dan Conaway June 28, 2019

  • Dual life of Brandon Webber not uncommon, experts say

    Brandon Webber was an honor student, a rapper and a young father. But he was also accused in a violent carjacking where a Hernando man was shot five times. The duality of Webber is what some young people in Memphis face. 

    By Yolanda Jones June 25, 2019

  • Politics Podcast: Mayoral contender Tami Sawyer

    Memphis mayoral candidate Tami Sawyer talks about “momentum” and disruption, tax hikes and the Brandon Webber shooting.

    By Natalie Van Gundy June 21, 2019

  • Frayser needs ‘a seat at the table’ to deal with Brandon Webber death

    Following the shooting death of Brandon Webber in Frayser, state Sen. Sara Kyle contends the community’s residents need to be made a part of the dialogue to stop such incidents.

    By Sam Stockard June 21, 2019

  • Sanford: One voice is missing in the Brandon Webber case

    District Attorney John Champion is not serving as a P.R. spokesman for the U.S. Marshals Service or any other law enforcement agency. He is speaking out for the Hernando shooting victim, whose ordeal has mostly gotten lost amid the violent unrest, the finger pointing and vigils that occurred after Brandon Webber was killed.

    By Otis Sanford June 20, 2019

  • Memphis police return to normal status after Frayser unrest

    The Memphis Police Department has returned to normal alert status following last week’s protest unrest in Frayser. 

    By Yolanda Jones June 18, 2019

  • Vigil seeks change and healing in aftermath of Webber shooting

    A vigil held Sunday in the wake of Brandon Webber's death remembered the father, son and friend. The event also called for healing and mending a broken relationship with Memphis Police.

    By Abigail Warren June 18, 2019

  • Brandon Webber’s rap lyrics tell a tale of trauma

    In a social media post, Webber shares his original rap song “Fly High Kerr-Dulea,” about the shooting death of his childhood friend.

    By Cathryn Stout June 18, 2019

  • School leaders look for new ways to help students after Brandon Webber’s death

    As Memphis responds to Brandon Webber's death, some have wondered what else could have been done while he was in school to prevent it.

    By Laura Faith Kebede, Caroline Bauman June 17, 2019

  • Mother calls for peace after fatal officer-involved shooting in Frayser

    Jaleta Clark spoke before a crowd of mourners and supporters at a vigil outside her home in Frayser. Clark's son, Brandon Webber, was killed in a confrontation with a U.S. Marshals task force on Wednesday evening, sparking an upheaval in the community.

    By Jared Boyd June 15, 2019

  • State senator calls for ‘thorough’ investigation of Webber shooting

    State Sen. Katrina Robinson wants a "transparent and thorough" investigation into the shooting death of Brandon Webber, saying the details are "unclear."

    By Sam Stockard June 14, 2019

  • Frayser unrest attracts eyes of the nation, world

    The fatal shooting of 20-year-old Brandon Webber by U.S. Marshals in Frayser – and the fallout that ensued – caught the attention of the nation and the world.

    By Jared Boyd June 14, 2019

  • ‘All we can do is cry,’ says family of shooting victim

    The family of Brandon Webber, the 20-year-old man shot and killed Wednesday by U.S. Marshals serving arrest warrants at a Frayser home, want answers about the fatal officer-involved shooting. The shooting sparked protesters to clash with police. 

    By Yolanda Jones June 14, 2019