Markale Deandra Hart was arrested and charged with murder this Sunday in connection with the shooting death of Jakell Mitchell, a freshman Auburn University football player. The victim was reportedly shot at an apartment complex that was off-campus. Hart, 22, is being held on a $150,000 bond at Lee County Jail. While police made a statement that no further arrests were expected to be made, they are still investigating. The Auburn athletic staff were saddened by the news that they lost a great athlete and member of their department. Even though Jakell sat the season out to gain some weight before being put on the field, he was said to have been an essential receiver and runner. Before the death, Scott Fountain, coach of the Tigers, told their official website that he was "a fantastic athlete that is going to do a lot for us." Auburn University recently released a statement expressing their condolences to the family.
This article was written by Joe Sutton and Ben Broomfield of CNN News at 5:36 PM, Sun December 14, 2014. While I found the article very interesting, I wish the author had been more detailed in describing the case. I am curious to know the motive behind Hart's killing of the student. I think that the article was written to inform the general public about the sad news and to bring some clarity to a situation that has been on the mind of many of Auburn's mourning students. It's always sad to hear about anyone, especially someone so young, passing away. Hopefully, the police force will work diligently to put this man behind bars.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/14/justice/auburn-football-player-killed/index.html?hpt=us_c2
I hope they work hard too, after all that has happened it would be nice to be able to put some faith in them again.
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