In the small city of Clarksdale, Mississippi, the life of 15-year-old Cornelius McGee Jr. was cut short on the afternoon of May 22, 2023. The Black teenager was fatally shot at the home of Andrew Bankhead, a former officer of the Clarksdale Police Department. The incident, which occurred around 4:30 p.m. on West Second Street, has been shrouded in conflicting narratives, leaving a community in search of answers and a family grieving an immense loss.
According to Cornelius’s mother, Jacq
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