On January 24, 2022, D'Monterrio Gibson (born ), a 24-year-old black delivery driver who was delivering packages for

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, was shot at. Gibson was reportedly driving a Hertz rental van bearing "Hertz markings on the side." According to reports, Gibson had delivered a package to an incorrect address and retrieved it from a Junior Trail NE residence, after which he was chased, shot at, and injured by two white men, Brandon Case and his father Gregory, in

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. The event has been compared to the

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in February 2020.

Criminal Proceedings

Brandon was charged with

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and weapons charges and Gregory was charged with

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, though Gibson's lawyers asked for more serious charges to be brought. The Cases were released on bond one day after being charged. In November 2022, the aggravated assault charges were upgraded to attempted first-degree murder and Gibson's lawyers have called for a federal hate crime probe into the shooting. The trial began on August 15, 2023. However, two days later the judge granted the defense motion for a mistrial citing a video not being turned over to the prosecution or defense by the Brookhaven Police Department. A second trial was scheduled to start in April 2025. However in January 2025, the charges of attempted murder, conspiracy and shooting into a motor vehicle were dismissed with prejudice.https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/nation-world/men-accused-shooting-at-fedex-driver-charges-dismissed/507-f16271df-4ffd-4335-a5d8-97907ad59563

References

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