Cortney Sheilds, 23, charged with murder in hit-and-run death of Kamari Smith, 8, on May 19 in Detroit.
Modified Date:
Fri, 10/30/2015 - 10:25amAccident Date:
Sunday, May 18, 2014Second-degree murder added to charges against hit-and-run driver who killed 8-year-old Detroit girl
Police say Kamari Smith was with friends making a purchase from an ice cream truck stopped on Robson in Detroit when she was hit.
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Cortney Sheilds, the 23-year-old Detroit man accused of driving the Dodge Charger that struck 8-year-old Kamari Smith on May 19 and then sped off, is now charged with second-degree murder. The Wayne County Prosecutor's Office added the charge Tuesday after it was learned that Smith succumbed to her injuries early Monday. Shields is also charged with reckless driving and failure to stop at the scene of an accident causing serious injury or death. Leonard Crosby, 19, of Detroit, Shields' passenger, is charged with being an accessory after the fact. Police say Kamari Smith was with friends making a purchase from an ice cream truck stopped on Robson in Detroit when she was hit.
Type: Pedestrian Accident
People Involved:
Kamari Smith
Cortney Sheilds
Leonard Crosby
Roadway:
RobsonCity:
Detroit, MICounty:
Wayne County, MIArea:
Detroit, MI
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My name is emoni i was KAMARI
My name is emoni i was KAMARI'S BIG COUSIN... These men are FREE after what they did to my cousin...,
Her mother was my Big Cousin and they took away something VERY PRECIOUS... Kamari is was HER ONLY CHILD.... And to have that STRIPPED AWAY is NOT understood by the courts or anyone else in that matter MEANING That MR.COURTNEY SHIELDS AND LEONARD CROSBY.....
THEY BOTH DESERVE TO BE LOCKED AWAY BUT INSTEAD THEY ARE FREE AN NOW MY FAMILY WILL CONTINUE TO SUFFER BUT MORE SO WITHOUT JUSTICE!!!!
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