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<i>narrator: A promising young</i>
<i>college student is executed</i>

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<i>in the middle of the night...</i>

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<i>[gunshots]</i>

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<i>- There were 18 shots</i>
<i>fired at this vehicle.</i>

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Somebody was out to get
Darius Bottoms that night.

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<i>- One of the bullets</i>
<i>hit the victim's forehead,</i>

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causing his death.

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<i>narrator: And detectives</i>
<i>grow concerned</i>

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<i>as they examine the motive</i>
<i>behind the murder.</i>

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<i>- Darius's grandparents</i>
<i>are well-known</i>

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in the Atlanta area.

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<i>- Darius could have been</i>
<i>a collateral murder</i>

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to send a political message
to his aunt,

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<i>who was running</i>
<i>for the mayor's office.</i>

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<i>narrator: But as they piece</i>

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<i>their investigative leads</i>
<i>together...</i>

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- Out of the blue,
we get a phone call

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<i>from our ballistics lab.</i>

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So now that we have
this pistol,

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<i>we have something to run with.</i>

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It just breaks the case
wide open.

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<i>narrator: Making this murder</i>
<i>a bigger tragedy</i>

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<i>than they could have</i>
<i>ever imagined.</i>

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- If you wanted a poster child
for Atlanta,

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it would have been Darius.

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- Darius Bottoms,
unfortunately,

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was caught in the middle.

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[gunshots]

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And ultimately,
it cost Darius his life.

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<i>* *</i>

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<i>[sirens wailing]</i>

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<i>* *</i>

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<i>narrator: Since the 1900s,</i>
<i>Georgia's seats in Congress</i>

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<i>have been mostly dominated</i>
<i>by conservatives.</i>

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<i>But the mayor's office</i>
<i>of Atlanta</i>

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<i>couldn't be more different.</i>

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<i>The city's first Black mayor,</i>
<i>Maynard Jackson,</i>

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<i>was elected in 1973.</i>

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<i>And over the next 40 years,</i>
<i>the city's top office</i>

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<i>was held by Democratic</i>
<i>African Americans.</i>

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- In 2014, Atlanta was
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this political hotbed.

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Everyone all across
the country was

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watching what was
happening in Georgia

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and specifically in Atlanta.

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<i>narrator: That same year,</i>
<i>Democrat Kasim Reed</i>

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<i>is sworn in</i>
<i>for his second term</i>

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<i>as Atlanta's 59th mayor.</i>

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- He came on the heels
of Shirley Franklin

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<i>who came on the heels</i>
<i>of Andy Young</i>

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<i>who came on the heels</i>
<i>of Maynard Jackson.</i>

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<i>narrator: Hopeful</i>
<i>that movement can continue,</i>

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<i>Reed taps a close ally</i>

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<i>to become</i>
<i>the city's 60th mayor:</i>

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<i>city council member</i>
<i>and rising star</i>

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<i>Keisha Lance Bottoms.</i>

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<i>- Keisha Lance Bottoms comes</i>
<i>from a history of Atlantans</i>

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that have kind of been
very prominent

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here in the city
throughout the years.

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<i>Her popularity here</i>
<i>in the city was tremendous.</i>

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<i>- In 2014, she was on</i>
<i>the Atlanta city council.</i>

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But not only politically
was she very involved.

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She was also very involved
civically with her sorority,

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Delta Sigma Theta
Sorority Incorporated,

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the largest Black Greek
sorority in the world.

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<i>Very active in her church.</i>

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<i>So Keisha Lance Bottoms</i>
<i>was someone</i>

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that many people from various
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they knew who she was.

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<i>narrator: But as Keisha</i>
<i>ramps up her run for mayor,</i>

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<i>her family is shaken</i>
<i>by a devastating tragedy.</i>

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<i>At 4:00 a.m. on June 13th,</i>
<i>911 receives multiple calls</i>

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<i>reporting shots fired in front</i>
<i>of an apartment building</i>

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<i>on Legacy Drive,</i>

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<i>one block from the prestigious</i>
<i>Morehouse College.</i>

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<i>narrator: Atlanta police</i>
<i>and EMS race to the scene...</i>

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<i>And find a silver Hyundai</i>
<i>with a Black male</i>

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<i>in the driver's seat.</i>

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<i>- There were 18 shots</i>
<i>fired at this vehicle.</i>

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<i>[gunshots]</i>

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And so that says
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in which this was carried out
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- One of the bullets went
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of the car and hit
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causing his death.

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<i>narrator: The only witness is</i>
<i>18-year-old Jared Robinson,</i>

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<i>who identifies the victim</i>
<i>as 19-year-old Darius Bottoms.</i>

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<i>- What struck everyone</i>
<i>almost immediately</i>

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was the young guy's name,
Bottoms.

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<i>- It became known</i>
<i>pretty quickly</i>

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<i>that Darius Bottoms</i>
<i>was related</i>

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to the potential
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Keisha Lance Bottoms,
inasmuch as he was her nephew.

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<i>That prominence and that</i>
<i>connection to that family</i>

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gave this case
a real high-profile status.

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<i>narrator:</i>
<i>With the pressure on,</i>

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<i>investigators speak to Jared</i>
<i>about the incident.</i>

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<i>- Jared Robinson explained</i>
<i>that he was actually</i>

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<i>sitting in the car</i>
<i>next to Darius Bottoms</i>

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at the time he was
actually shot and killed.

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<i>narrator: Meanwhile, CSI</i>
<i>begins processing the scene.</i>

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- With this crime scene,
there were 18 spent

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9-millimeter shell casings
recovered.

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<i>- When you recover shell</i>
<i>casings at a crime scene,</i>

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those ballistics that were
recovered on the scene

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<i>determine what gun fired</i>
<i>those projectiles</i>

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<i>and then cross-reference</i>

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on if that matches
a specific scene or not

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<i>that you already have.</i>

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<i>narrator: Police impound</i>
<i>Darius's vehicle</i>

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<i>for further processing.</i>

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<i>His body is also collected</i>
<i>by the medical examiner</i>

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<i>for autopsy.</i>

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<i>- The ballistic evidence</i>
<i>that's recovered on the scene</i>

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<i>as well as</i>
<i>the ballistic evidence</i>

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that will be recovered
at autopsy of Darius Bottoms

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and then the ballistic evidence
that will be recovered

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<i>from the processing</i>
<i>of the vehicles,</i>

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all of that is taken
to the state crime lab.

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<i>narrator:</i>
<i>Investigators are now tasked</i>

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<i>with the unenviable assignment</i>

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<i>of delivering</i>
<i>the devastating news</i>

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<i>to Darius's parents.</i>

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- I got a call
that Darius had been shot.

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So I instantly go into, "Okay.

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"Well, is he talking?

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Are they taking him
to the hospital?"

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And he's just like, "No."

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<i>- I just jumped in my car</i>
<i>and just rushed away,</i>

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because I'm worried.

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I pull up.

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<i>I see a whole bunch</i>
<i>of commotion,</i>

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<i>police everywhere.</i>

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And I pretty much kind of knew
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when I got there
that it didn't look good.

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- I don't remember any
of the words that were spoken,

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but I'm quite sure they told me

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that he had passed away
on the scene.

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<i>I just remember sitting</i>
<i>on the curb and just crying.</i>

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<i>narrator: Darius's parents</i>
<i>are devastated</i>

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<i>that in the city they love,</i>
<i>their son was murdered.</i>

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- Darius was born and raised
in Atlanta, Georgia.

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<i>He attended Atlanta</i>
<i>Metropolitan State College,</i>

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<i>where he was majoring</i>
<i>in business.</i>

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He was very caring
and concerning

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when it came
to his grandparents.

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They were up in age, so he felt
like it was his responsibility

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to check on them
and run their errands

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<i>and things like that.</i>

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<i>The Bottoms are</i>
<i>philanthropists</i>

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<i>and community-driven</i>
<i>type of people,</i>

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<i>and they're well-known.</i>

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His grandmother, she was
a educator for over 40 years.

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She was, like, popular
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She had a personality
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and I think that Darius also
got that from his grandmother.

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- Darius was just cool,
laid-back.

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<i>He was known for that.</i>

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<i>He just was</i>
<i>an all-around good kid.</i>

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- If you wanted a poster child
for Atlanta,

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<i>it would have been Darius.</i>

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<i>[indistinct radio chatter]</i>

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<i>narrator: It doesn't take long</i>
<i>for the chaotic scene</i>

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<i>to catch the attention</i>
<i>of local news media.</i>

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<i>- The city of Atlanta mourns</i>

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<i>with our councilwoman</i>
<i>Keisha Lance Bottoms.</i>

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<i>Her nephew Darius</i>
<i>was gunned down</i>

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<i>and killed tonight in his car.</i>

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<i>- As a journalist,</i>
<i>we heard about the shooting</i>

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<i>of this young kid.</i>

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Initially,
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some sort
of a professional hit.

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<i>No one could quite figure out</i>
<i>what had happened to this kid</i>

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<i>who had so much promise.</i>

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<i>narrator:</i>
<i>Although the investigation</i>

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<i>has barely begun,</i>

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<i>detectives are already</i>
<i>under intense stress</i>

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<i>to find the killer.</i>

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<i>- Certainly with</i>
<i>the family clamoring</i>

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<i>for some kind of results--</i>

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you know, this family was
hurting bad.

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<i>The city was hurting badly,</i>
<i>and people wanted answers.</i>

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<i>He had a reputation for being</i>
<i>an outstanding young man,</i>

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a person who was
never in any trouble,

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and the circumstances
surrounding his murder

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<i>were very perplexing.</i>

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So everyone
associated with the case

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felt a different kind
of external pressure

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<i>in order to bring about</i>
<i>a solution</i>

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<i>to this horrible crime.</i>

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- The first shot--
[glass shatters]

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The glass splattering.

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I'm thinking,
what the hell is going on?

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- There was just no place
for him to go.

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<i>- With any investigation,</i>
<i>you have to look at,</i>

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why did this event take place?

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[gunshots]

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<i>narrator: At 4:00 a.m.</i>
<i>on June 13, 2014,</i>

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<i>Darius Bottoms was found dead</i>

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<i>after his car was</i>
<i>riddled with bullets.</i>

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<i>Later that morning,</i>
<i>Detective Brett Zimbrick</i>

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<i>is ready to question</i>
<i>the only surviving witness,</i>

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<i>Jared Robinson.</i>

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- Jared Robinson agreed
to give us

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a layout of how it happened

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and where they were
when it happened.

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<i>Because in any investigation,</i>

221
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<i>you have to look at every</i>
<i>available possibility as to,</i>

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why did this event take place?

223
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<i>What was put in motion</i>
<i>for it to take place</i>

224
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at this time
and at this location?

225
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<i>So in this particular case,</i>

226
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<i>you've got somebody sitting</i>
<i>in the front seat of the car</i>

227
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with the individual that
ends up being shot and killed.

228
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<i>narrator: Zimbrick asks Jared</i>
<i>to describe what happened.</i>

229
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<i>- At the time of the shooting,</i>

230
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Darius was leaving
a friend's house.

231
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<i>They had been playing</i>
<i>video games for a few hours.</i>

232
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<i>And he was giving a ride</i>
<i>to Jared Robinson.</i>

233
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<i>- Darius's car is</i>
<i>parked on the street,</i>

234
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so we're walking
across the street to his car.

235
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<i>And then we pull out</i>
<i>of the parking spot,</i>

236
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<i>and we stop</i>
<i>and we make eye contact</i>

237
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<i>with this individual that's</i>
<i>in the middle of the street.</i>

238
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And me and Darius were like,
"Do you know who that is?"

239
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And then Darius says, "No."

240
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- Darius immediately placed
his car in reverse

241
00:12:26,146 --> 00:12:27,881
and tried to back out.

242
00:12:27,914 --> 00:12:31,718
<i>Unfortunately, there was</i>
<i>just no place for him to go.</i>

243
00:12:31,751 --> 00:12:33,520
<i>- And then the first shot,</i>

244
00:12:33,553 --> 00:12:35,455
it makes contact
with the windshield.

245
00:12:35,488 --> 00:12:37,090
[glass shatters]

246
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<i>And I just remember</i>
<i>the glass splattering.</i>

247
00:12:41,261 --> 00:12:45,465
My vision is impaired,
and I'm not sober.

248
00:12:45,498 --> 00:12:48,101
<i>I could just hear shots</i>
<i>coming consistently.</i>

249
00:12:48,101 --> 00:12:51,805
So I'm thinking,
what the hell is going on?

250
00:12:51,838 --> 00:12:53,873
<i>I got out of the car</i>

251
00:12:53,907 --> 00:12:56,810
<i>and I immediately do</i>
<i>a sprint to the fence.</i>

252
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[gunshots]

253
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<i>I just jumped over it,</i>

254
00:12:59,512 --> 00:13:01,481
<i>and all my belongings</i>
<i>fell out.</i>

255
00:13:01,514 --> 00:13:04,718
But I knew I had to get over
that fence in order to live.

256
00:13:06,686 --> 00:13:08,555
<i>So at this point,</i>
<i>I didn't even know</i>

257
00:13:08,588 --> 00:13:12,625
if Darius had got out the car
or what happened.

258
00:13:12,659 --> 00:13:14,761
<i>narrator: Jared explains</i>
<i>that in the chaos,</i>

259
00:13:14,794 --> 00:13:18,098
<i>he had no idea how many people</i>
<i>were shooting at them,</i>

260
00:13:18,131 --> 00:13:19,799
<i>only that he ran back</i>

261
00:13:19,833 --> 00:13:21,935
<i>to their friend Kilo's</i>
<i>apartment.</i>

262
00:13:21,968 --> 00:13:25,372
<i>- And then Kilo went down</i>
<i>and confirmed Darius was dead.</i>

263
00:13:28,475 --> 00:13:32,679
I'm just thinking, like,
what just happened?

264
00:13:32,712 --> 00:13:35,248
<i>- The first thought was</i>
<i>just a random attempt</i>

265
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at a carjacking--based solely
on the time of day,

266
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the location--
that didn't get to be that

267
00:13:41,554 --> 00:13:43,857
because Darius was,
at that point, smart enough

268
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<i>to back up and move away.</i>

269
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<i>narrator: While police suspect</i>
<i>this may have been</i>

270
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<i>an attempted carjacking,</i>

271
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<i>there's still</i>
<i>vital information</i>

272
00:13:52,565 --> 00:13:55,935
<i>they're hoping to get</i>
<i>from their key witness.</i>

273
00:13:55,969 --> 00:13:58,505
<i>- Obviously, Jared's in</i>
<i>the passenger's seat</i>

274
00:13:58,538 --> 00:14:00,140
<i>at the time of the shooting,</i>

275
00:14:00,173 --> 00:14:03,343
so did Jared see
who was in the intersection?

276
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<i>- I wear contacts,</i>
<i>but that one night</i>

277
00:14:06,046 --> 00:14:08,481
that I didn't have
my contacts in

278
00:14:08,515 --> 00:14:10,150
was the night
that I really needed them

279
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to see the shooter.

280
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[gunshots]

281
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- Jared indicated
that he didn't know

282
00:14:16,256 --> 00:14:18,625
who that person was,
hadn't seen him.

283
00:14:18,658 --> 00:14:21,327
<i>The lack of leads in this case</i>

284
00:14:21,361 --> 00:14:24,564
obviously was very frustrating.

285
00:14:24,597 --> 00:14:28,868
<i>Because you want to be able</i>
<i>to answer the big questions,</i>

286
00:14:28,902 --> 00:14:30,804
who, what, where, when,
and why?

287
00:14:32,572 --> 00:14:34,207
<i>narrator: With little more</i>

288
00:14:34,240 --> 00:14:36,076
<i>than blurry details</i>
<i>from Jared,</i>

289
00:14:36,076 --> 00:14:38,511
<i>investigators speak</i>
<i>with the individuals</i>

290
00:14:38,545 --> 00:14:41,314
<i>he claims were</i>
<i>at the apartment</i>

291
00:14:41,348 --> 00:14:43,216
<i>but still come up empty.</i>

292
00:14:43,249 --> 00:14:44,818
<i>- We don't have a motive.</i>

293
00:14:44,851 --> 00:14:47,921
We can assume that it's
a possible carjacking attempt,

294
00:14:47,954 --> 00:14:50,890
or we can assume that it's
a possible robbery attempt,

295
00:14:50,924 --> 00:14:55,662
<i>but we had nothing</i>
<i>as to why this happened.</i>

296
00:14:55,695 --> 00:14:57,931
<i>narrator: Thankfully, results</i>
<i>from the ballistics lab</i>

297
00:14:57,964 --> 00:15:01,034
<i>quickly help sharpen</i>
<i>the picture.</i>

298
00:15:01,034 --> 00:15:02,936
<i>- The Atlanta Police</i>
<i>Department's ballistics lab</i>

299
00:15:03,036 --> 00:15:04,604
<i>told us that there were</i>

300
00:15:04,637 --> 00:15:06,706
<i>two different Jimenez</i>
<i>9-millimeter pistols</i>

301
00:15:06,740 --> 00:15:10,176
<i>involved in this incident,</i>

302
00:15:10,210 --> 00:15:13,713
12 being fired by one gun
and 6 being fired by another.

303
00:15:15,548 --> 00:15:17,951
- There were
two different shooters

304
00:15:18,051 --> 00:15:21,588
using two different guns.

305
00:15:21,621 --> 00:15:26,393
And so Darius is literally
caught in a crossfire.

306
00:15:29,095 --> 00:15:32,966
And so it was very clear to me

307
00:15:33,066 --> 00:15:37,470
that this was
a very intentional murder.

308
00:15:37,504 --> 00:15:41,941
Somebody was out to get
Darius Bottoms that night.

309
00:15:41,975 --> 00:15:44,110
<i>narrator:</i>
<i>With this new evidence,</i>

310
00:15:44,144 --> 00:15:46,579
<i>detectives eliminate</i>
<i>carjacking and robbery</i>

311
00:15:46,613 --> 00:15:48,882
<i>as motives for the shooting.</i>

312
00:15:48,915 --> 00:15:52,285
<i>As investigators look into</i>
<i>what made Darius a target,</i>

313
00:15:52,318 --> 00:15:55,288
<i>another terrifying theory</i>
<i>begins to circulate</i>

314
00:15:55,321 --> 00:15:57,090
<i>through the homicide office.</i>

315
00:15:57,123 --> 00:16:00,727
<i>- Detectives looked at</i>
<i>whether or not it was possible</i>

316
00:16:00,760 --> 00:16:04,030
<i>that Darius could have been</i>
<i>a collateral murder</i>

317
00:16:04,030 --> 00:16:06,099
to kind of send
a political message

318
00:16:06,132 --> 00:16:09,269
to his aunt, who was
very prominently running

319
00:16:09,302 --> 00:16:11,438
<i>for the mayor's office.</i>

320
00:16:11,471 --> 00:16:13,807
- The name, obviously,
is synonymous

321
00:16:13,840 --> 00:16:15,842
with Atlanta politics.

322
00:16:15,875 --> 00:16:18,044
- For Keisha Lance Bottoms,
crime turned

323
00:16:18,044 --> 00:16:22,048
from a bureaucratic discussion
to the real thing.

324
00:16:22,048 --> 00:16:24,284
<i>- This is the first time</i>
<i>in eight years</i>

325
00:16:24,317 --> 00:16:28,421
that there was an open seat
for that mayor's position.

326
00:16:28,455 --> 00:16:32,959
Keisha was primed to take over
that leadership role.

327
00:16:34,494 --> 00:16:35,762
<i>narrator:</i>
<i>Detectives investigate</i>

328
00:16:35,795 --> 00:16:37,864
<i>a list of potential suspects</i>

329
00:16:37,897 --> 00:16:41,634
<i>who may have been opposing</i>
<i>Keisha in the political arena</i>

330
00:16:41,668 --> 00:16:45,705
<i>or who might have a vendetta</i>
<i>against the Bottoms family.</i>

331
00:16:45,739 --> 00:16:49,342
<i>- But we were not</i>
<i>able to find evidence</i>

332
00:16:49,376 --> 00:16:52,312
<i>that the murder</i>
<i>of Darius Bottoms</i>

333
00:16:52,345 --> 00:16:55,949
had had anything to do
with Atlanta politics.

334
00:16:55,982 --> 00:16:59,386
<i>narrator: As investigators hit</i>
<i>another dead end,</i>

335
00:16:59,419 --> 00:17:02,022
<i>Darius's family mourns</i>
<i>his death</i>

336
00:17:02,022 --> 00:17:04,324
<i>and celebrates his life.</i>

337
00:17:04,357 --> 00:17:07,560
- I just remember
he had a packed funeral

338
00:17:07,594 --> 00:17:11,131
full of friends and family
and his coworkers,

339
00:17:11,164 --> 00:17:13,133
and my coworkers.

340
00:17:13,166 --> 00:17:15,502
<i>[somber music]</i>

341
00:17:15,535 --> 00:17:19,806
- This was, you know,
a last goodbye to Darius.

342
00:17:19,839 --> 00:17:21,875
It just didn't seem real.

343
00:17:21,908 --> 00:17:24,811
<i>* *</i>

344
00:17:24,844 --> 00:17:27,313
- I was in a--

345
00:17:27,347 --> 00:17:30,316
a surreal type of fog.

346
00:17:30,350 --> 00:17:32,919
I know what's going on
and I know what we're doing,

347
00:17:32,952 --> 00:17:37,057
but I had to repeatedly
tell myself that that was real.

348
00:17:37,057 --> 00:17:39,192
Like, that actually happened.

349
00:17:39,225 --> 00:17:42,729
So yeah.

350
00:17:42,762 --> 00:17:47,867
[clears throat]

351
00:17:47,901 --> 00:17:49,502
- Honestly,
it was just all a blur.

352
00:17:49,536 --> 00:17:51,671
A tremendous loss.

353
00:17:51,705 --> 00:17:57,977
<i>* *</i>

354
00:18:01,715 --> 00:18:03,583
<i>[dramatic music]</i>

355
00:18:03,616 --> 00:18:06,052
<i>narrator: Even after Darius is</i>
<i>laid to rest,</i>

356
00:18:06,086 --> 00:18:10,857
<i>there are still no answers</i>
<i>as to who killed him or why.</i>

357
00:18:10,890 --> 00:18:12,859
<i>- Atlanta City Council</i>
<i>and City Hall</i>

358
00:18:12,892 --> 00:18:15,395
<i>are demanding justice</i>
<i>for Darius Bottoms,</i>

359
00:18:15,428 --> 00:18:20,233
<i>who was murdered a block away</i>
<i>from Morehouse College.</i>

360
00:18:20,266 --> 00:18:21,868
<i>- Darius had</i>
<i>a lot of big dreams</i>

361
00:18:21,901 --> 00:18:27,040
when it came to what he wanted
to do for his community.

362
00:18:27,073 --> 00:18:29,275
I couldn't see him being
nowhere else but Atlanta.

363
00:18:29,309 --> 00:18:31,778
So I was just thinking,
you know,

364
00:18:31,811 --> 00:18:37,050
<i>why would something so drastic</i>
<i>happen to us?</i>

365
00:18:37,050 --> 00:18:39,819
<i>narrator: Although Darius was</i>
<i>a beloved son and nephew</i>

366
00:18:39,853 --> 00:18:43,723
<i>to mayoral hopeful</i>
<i>Keisha Lance Bottoms,</i>

367
00:18:43,757 --> 00:18:46,826
<i>detectives must examine</i>
<i>if Darius was involved</i>

368
00:18:46,860 --> 00:18:50,563
<i>with dangerous friends,</i>
<i>making him a target.</i>

369
00:18:50,597 --> 00:18:52,298
<i>- You know,</i>
<i>everything's on the table.</i>

370
00:18:52,332 --> 00:18:53,733
<i>Is Darius involved in gangs?</i>

371
00:18:53,767 --> 00:18:55,935
<i>Is he involved in drugs?</i>

372
00:18:55,969 --> 00:18:57,137
That's something
that you look into.

373
00:18:57,170 --> 00:18:59,639
<i>It doesn't mean</i>
<i>that he is guilty of anything</i>

374
00:18:59,673 --> 00:19:02,142
other than being
a victim of a crime,

375
00:19:02,175 --> 00:19:05,011
<i>but that's something</i>
<i>that every detective--</i>

376
00:19:05,011 --> 00:19:06,312
it crosses your mind.

377
00:19:10,216 --> 00:19:12,018
[siren wailing]

378
00:19:19,492 --> 00:19:22,195
<i>[dramatic music]</i>

379
00:19:23,463 --> 00:19:25,598
<i>narrator: The Atlanta</i>
<i>homicide team is investigating</i>

380
00:19:25,632 --> 00:19:28,601
<i>the shooting death</i>
<i>of Darius Bottoms.</i>

381
00:19:28,635 --> 00:19:30,337
<i>With no credible leads,</i>

382
00:19:30,370 --> 00:19:32,706
<i>the team is looking</i>
<i>into the possibility</i>

383
00:19:32,739 --> 00:19:36,576
<i>that Darius was killed for</i>
<i>hanging out with a bad crowd.</i>

384
00:19:40,413 --> 00:19:43,683
<i>- The location where</i>
<i>the actual shooting occurred</i>

385
00:19:43,717 --> 00:19:48,355
sits right in the heart
of a part of town

386
00:19:48,388 --> 00:19:52,692
<i>that is known as having</i>
<i>lots of gang traffic,</i>

387
00:19:52,726 --> 00:19:56,663
<i>and there is a question</i>
<i>of whether or not</i>

388
00:19:56,696 --> 00:19:59,265
Darius was participating
in any gang activity.

389
00:20:02,669 --> 00:20:04,070
<i>narrator: Detectives speak</i>

390
00:20:04,104 --> 00:20:06,072
<i>with Darius's family</i>
<i>and friends</i>

391
00:20:06,106 --> 00:20:09,809
<i>to get more details</i>
<i>about his personal life.</i>

392
00:20:09,843 --> 00:20:12,712
<i>- Darius was just</i>
<i>a all-around good kid.</i>

393
00:20:12,746 --> 00:20:17,150
Like, I never really had
issues with Darius

394
00:20:17,183 --> 00:20:22,222
in school or his behavior
or not listening to his parents

395
00:20:22,255 --> 00:20:24,924
or anything like that.

396
00:20:24,958 --> 00:20:26,559
<i>- He was well-mannered.</i>

397
00:20:26,593 --> 00:20:29,095
<i>He was compassionate</i>
<i>and empathetic</i>

398
00:20:29,129 --> 00:20:31,564
<i>for people that were</i>
<i>less fortunate than himself.</i>

399
00:20:31,598 --> 00:20:34,367
And people were
looking forward to seeing

400
00:20:34,401 --> 00:20:37,070
how his life would
ultimately turn out

401
00:20:37,103 --> 00:20:41,374
when his life was
tragically cut short.

402
00:20:41,408 --> 00:20:44,077
- I know for sure that Darius
didn't have no enemies

403
00:20:44,110 --> 00:20:47,113
because he was
just such a lovable person.

404
00:20:47,147 --> 00:20:49,549
<i>narrator: Despite his</i>
<i>flawless reputation,</i>

405
00:20:49,582 --> 00:20:53,019
<i>detectives need to make sure</i>
<i>Darius wasn't hiding anything</i>

406
00:20:53,053 --> 00:20:54,688
<i>from his friends and family.</i>

407
00:20:54,721 --> 00:20:57,257
<i>So investigators tap</i>
<i>Atlanta's gang unit</i>

408
00:20:57,290 --> 00:20:59,726
<i>to assist</i>
<i>with the investigation.</i>

409
00:20:59,759 --> 00:21:01,861
<i>- From what I gathered</i>
<i>through my investigations,</i>

410
00:21:01,895 --> 00:21:04,464
<i>Darius Bottoms was a good kid.</i>

411
00:21:04,497 --> 00:21:06,900
I never had anything
of him throwing up gang signs

412
00:21:06,933 --> 00:21:08,935
<i>or anything like that.</i>

413
00:21:08,968 --> 00:21:11,271
<i>I didn't find any evidence</i>
<i>that would prove</i>

414
00:21:11,304 --> 00:21:14,441
that he was associated
or he was a part of a gang.

415
00:21:16,309 --> 00:21:18,812
<i>- He is a recent</i>
<i>high school graduate.</i>

416
00:21:18,845 --> 00:21:21,448
<i>He is currently</i>
<i>enrolled in college.</i>

417
00:21:21,481 --> 00:21:23,817
<i>He has a job</i>
<i>at the Home Depot.</i>

418
00:21:23,850 --> 00:21:27,721
He has a brand-new car
that he's paying for.

419
00:21:27,754 --> 00:21:31,324
<i>If everybody had a 19-</i>
<i>or 20-year-old Darius Bottoms,</i>

420
00:21:31,358 --> 00:21:34,828
we wouldn't have the crime rate
that we had at that time.

421
00:21:34,861 --> 00:21:39,399
Darius was the kind of kid
you wished everybody had.

422
00:21:39,432 --> 00:21:42,602
<i>This case was frustrating.</i>

423
00:21:42,635 --> 00:21:47,307
<i>It was a decent kid that gets</i>
<i>killed over something</i>

424
00:21:47,340 --> 00:21:49,409
<i>that we have no idea</i>
<i>what it is.</i>

425
00:21:49,442 --> 00:21:51,444
<i>There is no motive for it.</i>

426
00:21:51,478 --> 00:21:55,115
<i>So we're basically chasing</i>
<i>everything we possibly can</i>

427
00:21:55,115 --> 00:21:57,017
and every lead we possibly can.

428
00:21:57,117 --> 00:21:59,352
But sometimes they just dry up,

429
00:21:59,386 --> 00:22:02,522
and you just have to wait
for the next big break.

430
00:22:02,555 --> 00:22:04,457
<i>narrator:</i>
<i>But when the victim is related</i>

431
00:22:04,491 --> 00:22:06,693
<i>to the city's political elite,</i>

432
00:22:06,726 --> 00:22:11,197
<i>law enforcement can't</i>
<i>just sit around and wait.</i>

433
00:22:11,231 --> 00:22:13,667
<i>- In Atlanta,</i>
<i>all homicide cases</i>

434
00:22:13,700 --> 00:22:15,535
<i>are looked at very seriously.</i>

435
00:22:15,568 --> 00:22:18,972
<i>Certainly, in this case,</i>
<i>that urgency</i>

436
00:22:19,072 --> 00:22:24,144
and that pressure
goes up tenfold

437
00:22:24,177 --> 00:22:28,548
because of not only
who is involved

438
00:22:28,581 --> 00:22:32,452
but the manner
in which it occurred.

439
00:22:32,485 --> 00:22:34,621
<i>- Keisha Lance Bottoms</i>
<i>wanted everyone to know</i>

440
00:22:34,654 --> 00:22:37,123
<i>that this was family.</i>

441
00:22:37,157 --> 00:22:38,825
<i>This was someone she loved.</i>

442
00:22:38,858 --> 00:22:40,994
<i>This was her nephew.</i>

443
00:22:41,094 --> 00:22:45,832
And I think that she cared
very much

444
00:22:45,865 --> 00:22:48,468
about making sure
that the crime was solved.

445
00:22:48,501 --> 00:22:51,705
- I wouldn't be surprised
if the mayor made a phone call

446
00:22:51,738 --> 00:22:54,174
to the chief of police
and said, "Hey,

447
00:22:54,207 --> 00:22:57,143
<i>you need to crack this case."</i>

448
00:22:57,177 --> 00:22:59,746
<i>narrator: A month</i>
<i>after Darius's death,</i>

449
00:22:59,779 --> 00:23:02,816
<i>investigators are chasing</i>
<i>any and all leads,</i>

450
00:23:02,849 --> 00:23:05,585
<i>but it's slow going.</i>

451
00:23:05,618 --> 00:23:09,055
- As the investigation
just kind of staggers forward,

452
00:23:09,089 --> 00:23:11,524
there's nothing really
for us to follow up on.

453
00:23:11,558 --> 00:23:13,860
We're just continuing
to talk to people

454
00:23:13,893 --> 00:23:16,529
if anybody has any information.

455
00:23:16,563 --> 00:23:18,231
<i>narrator: Days turn to weeks.</i>

456
00:23:18,264 --> 00:23:20,066
<i>And while</i>
<i>the homicide team works</i>

457
00:23:20,100 --> 00:23:22,335
<i>around the clock</i>
<i>scrounging for leads,</i>

458
00:23:22,369 --> 00:23:24,771
<i>the case stalls.</i>

459
00:23:24,804 --> 00:23:28,274
<i>Then, three months</i>
<i>after Darius's death,</i>

460
00:23:28,308 --> 00:23:31,911
<i>detectives get information</i>
<i>that changes everything.</i>

461
00:23:31,945 --> 00:23:33,580
[phone rings]

462
00:23:33,613 --> 00:23:36,082
- Out of the blue in September,
we get a phone call

463
00:23:36,082 --> 00:23:38,885
from our ballistics lab.

464
00:23:38,918 --> 00:23:41,621
And they tell us
that eight days

465
00:23:41,654 --> 00:23:43,590
<i>after the Darius Bottoms</i>
<i>homicide,</i>

466
00:23:43,623 --> 00:23:46,126
<i>an individual is arrested</i>

467
00:23:46,159 --> 00:23:49,796
with a Jimenez
9-millimeter pistol.

468
00:23:49,829 --> 00:23:53,199
<i>- After testing,</i>
<i>experts determine</i>

469
00:23:53,233 --> 00:23:58,104
that that in fact was
one of the handguns used

470
00:23:58,138 --> 00:24:01,374
<i>to shoot at and kill</i>
<i>Darius Bottoms.</i>

471
00:24:03,843 --> 00:24:05,812
<i>narrator: Zimbrick learns</i>
<i>that the suspect,</i>

472
00:24:05,845 --> 00:24:09,683
<i>18-year-old David Wallace,</i>
<i>is already in custody.</i>

473
00:24:11,751 --> 00:24:14,054
<i>- So now that we have</i>
<i>this pistol and the suspect,</i>

474
00:24:14,087 --> 00:24:16,423
now we have something
to run with.

475
00:24:16,456 --> 00:24:20,060
<i>So now we can immediately</i>
<i>focus on David Wallace.</i>

476
00:24:20,060 --> 00:24:21,594
<i>So at that point,</i>

477
00:24:21,628 --> 00:24:24,497
we're obviously at
a very high high

478
00:24:24,531 --> 00:24:27,233
as to being able
to put it all together.

479
00:24:27,267 --> 00:24:34,207
<i>* *</i>

480
00:24:36,810 --> 00:24:40,113
<i>- Security footage is one</i>
<i>of the best pieces of evidence</i>

481
00:24:40,146 --> 00:24:41,748
that you can have,
as the camera is

482
00:24:41,781 --> 00:24:43,683
telling you what happened.

483
00:24:43,717 --> 00:24:49,089
<i>- We start circulating</i>
<i>photographs of this woman.</i>

484
00:24:49,089 --> 00:24:52,092
A uniformed officer
reaches out and says,

485
00:24:52,125 --> 00:24:53,426
"Hey, I know who that is."

486
00:24:53,460 --> 00:24:54,661
[gunshots]

487
00:24:54,694 --> 00:24:56,262
<i>This is just--</i>

488
00:25:01,234 --> 00:25:10,310
<i>[dramatic music]</i>

489
00:25:10,643 --> 00:25:12,379
<i>* *</i>

490
00:25:12,412 --> 00:25:14,381
<i>narrator: Three months</i>
<i>after the nephew</i>

491
00:25:14,414 --> 00:25:16,449
<i>of mayoral candidate</i>
<i>Keisha Lance Bottoms</i>

492
00:25:16,483 --> 00:25:19,219
<i>is gunned down in cold blood,</i>

493
00:25:19,252 --> 00:25:22,722
<i>Atlanta detectives</i>
<i>finally have a promising lead.</i>

494
00:25:22,756 --> 00:25:25,892
<i>18-year-old David Wallace</i>
<i>has just been arrested</i>

495
00:25:25,925 --> 00:25:28,228
<i>for possession</i>
<i>of a stolen gun,</i>

496
00:25:28,261 --> 00:25:30,063
<i>which happens to be</i>
<i>one of the guns</i>

497
00:25:30,063 --> 00:25:33,133
<i>used to kill Darius Bottoms.</i>

498
00:25:33,166 --> 00:25:34,834
<i>- The pistol had</i>
<i>been recovered,</i>

499
00:25:34,868 --> 00:25:37,737
<i>and it's as they run a serial</i>
<i>number on the computer</i>

500
00:25:37,771 --> 00:25:40,140
and the computer tells them
that it was actually stolen

501
00:25:40,173 --> 00:25:42,409
in an armed robbery
in Clayton County

502
00:25:42,442 --> 00:25:45,478
the day before Darius Bottoms
was shot and killed.

503
00:25:45,512 --> 00:25:47,547
<i>narrator: The gun was reported</i>
<i>stolen from a woman</i>

504
00:25:47,580 --> 00:25:49,716
<i>who had just purchased it</i>
<i>at a pawn shop</i>

505
00:25:49,749 --> 00:25:52,252
<i>on June 12, 2014.</i>

506
00:25:52,285 --> 00:25:54,087
<i>- The robbery</i>
<i>in Clayton County</i>

507
00:25:54,120 --> 00:25:57,657
<i>happens on the 12th of June</i>
<i>at 6:00 or 7:00 at night.</i>

508
00:25:57,691 --> 00:25:59,492
<i>And then 4:00 in the morning,</i>

509
00:25:59,526 --> 00:26:01,394
<i>Darius Bottoms is shot</i>
<i>with that same gun.</i>

510
00:26:01,428 --> 00:26:04,364
So within six hours,
seven hours of actually getting

511
00:26:04,397 --> 00:26:06,499
possession of the gun,
somebody uses it

512
00:26:06,533 --> 00:26:09,536
to shoot Darius Bottoms.

513
00:26:09,569 --> 00:26:12,872
<i>- Ballistics evidence is</i>
<i>kind of like fingerprints.</i>

514
00:26:12,906 --> 00:26:17,077
It's unique and can be
very specifically traced

515
00:26:17,110 --> 00:26:21,047
back to the source of the gun
that actually fired it.

516
00:26:21,081 --> 00:26:22,882
In this case,
the ballistics evidence

517
00:26:22,916 --> 00:26:25,251
proved to be critical.

518
00:26:25,285 --> 00:26:27,520
<i>narrator: Zimbrick needs</i>
<i>to question the suspect</i>

519
00:26:27,554 --> 00:26:31,124
<i>that has been arrested</i>
<i>for the gun theft.</i>

520
00:26:31,157 --> 00:26:34,594
<i>- David Wallace is currently</i>
<i>in the Fulton County Jail.</i>

521
00:26:34,627 --> 00:26:37,097
<i>So we decide</i>
<i>we're gonna go over</i>

522
00:26:37,130 --> 00:26:41,201
and check him out of the jail,
interview him,

523
00:26:41,234 --> 00:26:43,203
<i>and take David Wallace back</i>

524
00:26:43,236 --> 00:26:46,539
<i>to the actual scene</i>
<i>of the Darius Bottoms homicide</i>

525
00:26:46,573 --> 00:26:48,541
and park
right in the intersection

526
00:26:48,575 --> 00:26:50,443
and with him in the back seat.

527
00:27:21,174 --> 00:27:22,509
<i>narrator: Detectives suspect</i>

528
00:27:22,542 --> 00:27:24,678
<i>Wallace isn't telling</i>
<i>the truth,</i>

529
00:27:24,711 --> 00:27:28,615
<i>but they don't have</i>
<i>enough evidence to prove it.</i>

530
00:27:28,648 --> 00:27:33,353
<i>So they turn their attention</i>
<i>to the murder weapon.</i>

531
00:27:33,386 --> 00:27:37,357
<i>- The investigation now</i>
<i>takes us to Clayton County,</i>

532
00:27:37,390 --> 00:27:40,093
the robbery case
that they're working

533
00:27:40,126 --> 00:27:41,795
of the pistol
in the parking lot

534
00:27:41,828 --> 00:27:44,531
of the Arrowhead Pawn Shop.

535
00:27:44,564 --> 00:27:47,934
<i>We've made contact with</i>
<i>the victim of the gun robbery</i>

536
00:27:47,967 --> 00:27:49,936
and speak to this individual.

537
00:27:49,969 --> 00:27:52,138
<i>She indicated</i>
<i>that she was with her friend</i>

538
00:27:52,172 --> 00:27:53,973
<i>purchasing a firearm.</i>

539
00:27:54,074 --> 00:27:58,945
<i>As they walk out</i>
<i>of the pawn shop,</i>

540
00:27:58,978 --> 00:28:01,047
<i>car pulls up,</i>
<i>individual steps out</i>

541
00:28:01,081 --> 00:28:03,316
<i>with a pistol pointed</i>
<i>at the girl and says,</i>

542
00:28:03,350 --> 00:28:07,020
"Give me the gun
you just bought."

543
00:28:07,020 --> 00:28:11,224
<i>So she gives up her Jimenez</i>
<i>9-millimeter pistol,</i>

544
00:28:11,257 --> 00:28:13,460
which eventually turns out
to be one of the firearms

545
00:28:13,493 --> 00:28:16,663
<i>used hours later.</i>

546
00:28:16,696 --> 00:28:18,798
<i>narrator: Investigators show</i>
<i>the robbery victim</i>

547
00:28:18,832 --> 00:28:22,035
<i>a photo lineup that includes</i>
<i>suspect David Wallace,</i>

548
00:28:22,068 --> 00:28:25,538
<i>but she is unable</i>
<i>to make a positive ID.</i>

549
00:28:25,572 --> 00:28:28,241
- Now we're interested
in the recovery

550
00:28:28,274 --> 00:28:32,145
of the video surveillance
from inside the pawn shop.

551
00:28:32,178 --> 00:28:33,713
<i>- Security footage is</i>

552
00:28:33,747 --> 00:28:36,316
one of the best pieces
of evidence that you can have.

553
00:28:36,349 --> 00:28:40,086
It's one thing to tell a story,
but to actually see it helps.

554
00:28:40,120 --> 00:28:42,055
Basically paints
the picture to the T

555
00:28:42,055 --> 00:28:43,490
where I don't have
to say anything.

556
00:28:43,523 --> 00:28:46,326
The camera is telling me
what happened.

557
00:28:46,359 --> 00:28:47,327
<i>narrator: If detectives can</i>

558
00:28:47,360 --> 00:28:49,162
<i>place Wallace</i>
<i>at the pawn shop,</i>

559
00:28:49,195 --> 00:28:52,899
<i>they can tie him</i>
<i>directly to the gun robbery.</i>

560
00:28:52,932 --> 00:28:56,069
<i>- We are able</i>
<i>to plainly see on the video</i>

561
00:28:56,102 --> 00:28:58,405
<i>inside the store</i>

562
00:28:58,438 --> 00:29:03,243
David Wallace
with another male and a female.

563
00:29:03,276 --> 00:29:07,414
<i>She has a very bright</i>
<i>red dye in her hair,</i>

564
00:29:07,447 --> 00:29:09,683
<i>which makes her stand out.</i>

565
00:29:09,716 --> 00:29:12,352
<i>narrator: Law enforcement</i>
<i>now has concrete proof</i>

566
00:29:12,385 --> 00:29:15,388
<i>linking David Wallace</i>
<i>and two unknown accomplices</i>

567
00:29:15,422 --> 00:29:18,258
<i>to the gun robbery,</i>
<i>which means they had access</i>

568
00:29:18,291 --> 00:29:20,193
<i>to one of Darius's</i>
<i>murder weapons</i>

569
00:29:20,226 --> 00:29:22,429
<i>shortly before the shooting.</i>

570
00:29:22,462 --> 00:29:24,364
<i>- So we have David Wallace.</i>

571
00:29:24,397 --> 00:29:27,567
He's a very strong suspect
in the Darius Bottoms homicide.

572
00:29:29,502 --> 00:29:32,205
<i>And we still don't have</i>
<i>a motive,</i>

573
00:29:32,238 --> 00:29:36,276
but we're excited about where
we're at in the investigation.

574
00:29:36,309 --> 00:29:37,911
<i>narrator:</i>
<i>Thanks to the video footage,</i>

575
00:29:37,944 --> 00:29:41,448
<i>detectives now have</i>
<i>images of their suspects.</i>

576
00:29:41,481 --> 00:29:44,284
<i>Since David Wallace</i>
<i>isn't talking,</i>

577
00:29:44,317 --> 00:29:46,820
<i>they focus</i>
<i>on the other two individuals.</i>

578
00:29:46,853 --> 00:29:50,390
<i>First, they zero in</i>
<i>on the young woman.</i>

579
00:29:50,423 --> 00:29:54,060
<i>- So we then start circulating</i>

580
00:29:54,094 --> 00:29:58,331
photographs of this woman.

581
00:29:58,365 --> 00:30:02,836
<i>Within hours of sending it out</i>
<i>through channels</i>

582
00:30:02,869 --> 00:30:06,973
<i>within the police department,</i>
<i>a uniformed officer</i>

583
00:30:07,007 --> 00:30:09,809
reaches out and says,
"Hey, I know who that is."

584
00:30:09,843 --> 00:30:14,314
<i>* *</i>

585
00:30:14,347 --> 00:30:16,082
<i>[gunshot]</i>

586
00:30:23,590 --> 00:30:26,192
<i>[dramatic music]</i>

587
00:30:26,526 --> 00:30:30,263
<i>* *</i>

588
00:30:30,296 --> 00:30:32,699
<i>narrator: Three months</i>
<i>after Darius Bottoms was</i>

589
00:30:32,732 --> 00:30:36,870
<i>shot and killed,</i>

590
00:30:36,903 --> 00:30:40,040
<i>Atlanta homicide detectives</i>
<i>have linked one of the guns</i>

591
00:30:40,073 --> 00:30:43,376
<i>to a robbery at a pawn shop</i>
<i>in the area.</i>

592
00:30:43,410 --> 00:30:46,346
<i>- Once we circulated</i>
<i>the photograph of the female</i>

593
00:30:46,379 --> 00:30:48,014
<i>from the robbery</i>
<i>in Clayton County,</i>

594
00:30:48,048 --> 00:30:50,850
a uniformed officer calls us
and says

595
00:30:50,884 --> 00:30:54,621
<i>the female on the video</i>
<i>is Kareasha Washington.</i>

596
00:30:54,654 --> 00:30:59,359
<i>And with that information,</i>
<i>we're able to get an address.</i>

597
00:31:03,496 --> 00:31:06,066
<i>We then proceed to the address</i>

598
00:31:06,066 --> 00:31:10,870
and speak to the aunt
of Kareasha Washington.

599
00:31:10,904 --> 00:31:13,373
<i>She says that Kareasha has</i>
<i>left town</i>

600
00:31:13,406 --> 00:31:15,075
because there was
a drive-by shooting

601
00:31:15,075 --> 00:31:18,378
and the house had been
hit by gunfire.

602
00:31:18,411 --> 00:31:21,681
<i>Kareasha believed</i>
<i>it was aimed at her,</i>

603
00:31:21,715 --> 00:31:23,817
and she decided
that she was going

604
00:31:23,850 --> 00:31:26,086
to leave town because of it.

605
00:31:26,086 --> 00:31:29,089
<i>narrator: The shooting raises</i>
<i>red flags for detectives,</i>

606
00:31:29,122 --> 00:31:33,093
<i>making it more urgent</i>
<i>that they locate Kareasha.</i>

607
00:31:33,126 --> 00:31:35,762
<i>And as weeks go by,</i>
<i>pressure also builds</i>

608
00:31:35,795 --> 00:31:38,098
<i>from City Hall</i>
<i>to find answers.</i>

609
00:31:40,300 --> 00:31:41,935
<i>- When it's</i>
<i>a high-profile case,</i>

610
00:31:41,968 --> 00:31:44,170
it does give a time clock

611
00:31:44,204 --> 00:31:48,008
in the sense of the pressure.

612
00:31:48,108 --> 00:31:49,709
<i>- Police were trying</i>
<i>to make their case.</i>

613
00:31:49,743 --> 00:31:52,579
And the fact
that the last name was Bottoms,

614
00:31:52,612 --> 00:31:55,181
it got a lot of media coverage.

615
00:31:55,215 --> 00:31:57,017
<i>narrator:</i>
<i>Despite the frantic search,</i>

616
00:31:57,117 --> 00:31:59,586
<i>the team can't</i>
<i>locate Kareasha.</i>

617
00:31:59,619 --> 00:32:03,623
<i>And without her, David Wallace</i>
<i>and the other unknown suspect</i>

618
00:32:03,656 --> 00:32:05,925
<i>can't be charged</i>
<i>with Darius's murder.</i>

619
00:32:08,428 --> 00:32:11,698
<i>Then, a month later,</i>

620
00:32:11,731 --> 00:32:14,968
<i>Zimbrick gets</i>
<i>an unexpected call.</i>

621
00:32:15,068 --> 00:32:17,470
<i>- Kareasha was given</i>
<i>the contact information</i>

622
00:32:17,504 --> 00:32:20,106
<i>for the homicide office</i>
<i>by her grandmother.</i>

623
00:32:20,140 --> 00:32:22,776
Another detective called me
and said that he received

624
00:32:22,809 --> 00:32:26,279
a phone call
from Kareasha Washington.

625
00:32:26,312 --> 00:32:28,314
<i>Kareasha indicated</i>
<i>that she was in Florida.</i>

626
00:32:28,348 --> 00:32:30,417
The detective said,
"Well, that's funny,

627
00:32:30,450 --> 00:32:32,952
I'm in Florida
on a different case."

628
00:32:32,986 --> 00:32:37,123
<i>And he invited Kareasha</i>
<i>to lunch.</i>

629
00:32:37,157 --> 00:32:40,093
<i>She agreed.</i>

630
00:32:40,093 --> 00:32:42,562
Later, I come out of court
and turn my phone on,

631
00:32:42,595 --> 00:32:45,265
and there's a message
from the detective in Florida.

632
00:32:45,298 --> 00:32:47,133
I immediately call him back.

633
00:32:57,510 --> 00:32:59,579
<i>- Kareasha Washington</i>
<i>confessed</i>

634
00:32:59,612 --> 00:33:02,649
to actually participating

635
00:33:02,682 --> 00:33:04,384
in the murder
of Darius Bottoms.

636
00:33:08,221 --> 00:33:10,790
<i>- Kareasha doesn't know</i>
<i>who the victim is</i>

637
00:33:10,824 --> 00:33:14,661
<i>but is able to identify</i>
<i>who is in the car with her</i>

638
00:33:14,694 --> 00:33:16,596
at the Darius Bottoms homicide.

639
00:33:16,629 --> 00:33:18,698
She indicates
it's David Wallace

640
00:33:18,732 --> 00:33:22,602
and two individuals that
she knows as Slug and Shooter.

641
00:33:43,089 --> 00:33:45,692
- Kareasha Washington gave us
the critical lead

642
00:33:45,725 --> 00:33:48,862
in this case, which was
the identity of people

643
00:33:48,895 --> 00:33:52,632
<i>who was actually at the scene.</i>

644
00:33:52,665 --> 00:33:56,736
<i>- We now have what we consider</i>
<i>to be a cooperating witness.</i>

645
00:33:56,770 --> 00:33:58,238
This is just--

646
00:33:58,271 --> 00:34:00,306
I mean, it just breaks
the case wide open.

647
00:34:00,340 --> 00:34:01,908
<i>narrator:</i>
<i>With Kareasha Washington,</i>

648
00:34:01,941 --> 00:34:04,144
<i>the getaway driver,</i>
<i>cooperating</i>

649
00:34:04,177 --> 00:34:06,846
<i>and David Wallace in custody,</i>

650
00:34:06,880 --> 00:34:09,315
<i>investigators now must</i>
<i>track down</i>

651
00:34:09,349 --> 00:34:14,054
<i>the alleged triggermen,</i>
<i>Slug and Shooter.</i>

652
00:34:14,054 --> 00:34:18,058
<i>- We're able to enter those</i>
<i>nicknames into a database</i>

653
00:34:18,091 --> 00:34:19,726
<i>with the Atlanta</i>
<i>Police Department,</i>

654
00:34:19,759 --> 00:34:22,395
and the database produces names

655
00:34:22,429 --> 00:34:26,833
associated
with those nicknames.

656
00:34:26,866 --> 00:34:32,072
<i>Slug is identified</i>
<i>as Rashad Barber,</i>

657
00:34:32,105 --> 00:34:37,344
<i>and Shooter is identified</i>
<i>as Ryan Bowdery.</i>

658
00:34:37,377 --> 00:34:38,945
<i>narrator:</i>
<i>To confirm these young men</i>

659
00:34:38,978 --> 00:34:40,680
<i>are Slug and Shooter,</i>

660
00:34:40,714 --> 00:34:44,517
<i>investigators ask Kareasha</i>
<i>to identify them.</i>

661
00:34:44,551 --> 00:34:48,421
- We were able to get pictures
of both Slug and Shooter

662
00:34:48,455 --> 00:34:51,958
and get her to identify them
as the individuals

663
00:34:51,991 --> 00:34:54,761
responsible for the death
of Darius Bottoms.

664
00:34:54,794 --> 00:34:57,364
<i>narrator: While detectives</i>
<i>now have the suspects' names,</i>

665
00:34:57,397 --> 00:35:00,367
<i>they still have no motive</i>
<i>for the murder.</i>

666
00:35:00,400 --> 00:35:02,369
<i>Investigators need to find out</i>

667
00:35:02,402 --> 00:35:06,406
<i>why they would want</i>
<i>Darius Bottoms dead.</i>

668
00:35:06,439 --> 00:35:08,041
<i>- Kareasha,</i>
<i>after her lunch date,</i>

669
00:35:08,041 --> 00:35:10,577
she continues
to provide information

670
00:35:10,610 --> 00:35:13,380
as we request it from her.

671
00:35:13,413 --> 00:35:16,549
<i>- We call Kareasha Washington,</i>

672
00:35:16,583 --> 00:35:19,452
and she said
Darius Bottoms ultimately was

673
00:35:19,486 --> 00:35:22,722
a victim of mistaken identity.

674
00:35:22,756 --> 00:35:26,393
<i>- Darius and Jared</i>
<i>weren't the targets.</i>

675
00:35:26,426 --> 00:35:29,062
Darius and Jared

676
00:35:29,062 --> 00:35:32,298
were at the wrong place
at the wrong time.

677
00:35:32,332 --> 00:35:35,402
The shooting was
mistaken identity.

678
00:35:35,435 --> 00:35:37,804
<i>narrator: Kareasha explains</i>
<i>that the night before</i>

679
00:35:37,837 --> 00:35:41,341
<i>Darius was killed,</i>
<i>Barber's stepfather was shot</i>

680
00:35:41,374 --> 00:35:45,111
<i>and severely injured</i>
<i>in front of his house.</i>

681
00:35:45,145 --> 00:35:47,414
<i>Barber believed</i>
<i>the shooter was driving</i>

682
00:35:47,447 --> 00:35:50,684
<i>a light-colored Hyundai.</i>

683
00:35:50,717 --> 00:35:52,185
<i>- And they saw</i>
<i>that the vehicle</i>

684
00:35:52,218 --> 00:35:53,853
<i>that Darius was driving</i>

685
00:35:53,887 --> 00:35:57,090
<i>matched the description</i>
<i>of that vehicle.</i>

686
00:35:57,123 --> 00:36:01,661
<i>They immediately targeted</i>
<i>the vehicle for that.</i>

687
00:36:01,695 --> 00:36:04,464
<i>- This one is one of those</i>
<i>that if you look</i>

688
00:36:04,497 --> 00:36:06,666
at the circumstances
and the excuses

689
00:36:06,700 --> 00:36:08,201
that were given as to why

690
00:36:08,234 --> 00:36:11,204
these kids committed
this crime,

691
00:36:11,237 --> 00:36:13,940
<i>it baffles me.</i>

692
00:36:14,040 --> 00:36:16,042
First off,
it's a misidentification

693
00:36:16,042 --> 00:36:17,644
of a car.

694
00:36:17,677 --> 00:36:20,113
<i>Darius's car resembled a car</i>

695
00:36:20,146 --> 00:36:22,215
that was involved in a shooting
that resulted

696
00:36:22,248 --> 00:36:25,819
in one of these individuals'
stepfather being shot.

697
00:36:28,054 --> 00:36:29,689
<i>In their mind,</i>
<i>they're allowed to shoot at it</i>

698
00:36:29,723 --> 00:36:33,159
to retaliate to what
they believed was a wrong.

699
00:36:33,193 --> 00:36:34,761
<i>- So it could have</i>
<i>been anybody.</i>

700
00:36:34,794 --> 00:36:38,698
It could have been myself,
if I had that style of vehicle.

701
00:36:38,732 --> 00:36:42,502
- Darius Bottoms unfortunately
was caught in the middle,

702
00:36:42,535 --> 00:36:44,904
literally and figuratively.

703
00:36:44,938 --> 00:36:46,506
[gunshots]

704
00:36:46,539 --> 00:36:50,510
And ultimately,
it cost Darius his life.

705
00:36:50,543 --> 00:36:52,879
<i>- The fact</i>
<i>that it was young kids</i>

706
00:36:52,912 --> 00:36:56,082
who were alleged to have
committed this crime,

707
00:36:56,082 --> 00:36:57,484
it was just--

708
00:36:57,517 --> 00:36:59,886
it was really hard
to even fathom.

709
00:36:59,919 --> 00:37:03,256
<i>And Atlanta police wanted</i>
<i>to make sure</i>

710
00:37:03,289 --> 00:37:05,658
that they got these killers
off the street.

711
00:37:11,197 --> 00:37:20,140
<i>[dramatic music]</i>

712
00:37:20,473 --> 00:37:22,108
<i>* *</i>

713
00:37:22,142 --> 00:37:25,178
<i>narrator: After a</i>
<i>five-month-long investigation,</i>

714
00:37:25,211 --> 00:37:27,881
<i>Atlanta detectives</i>
<i>finally have a motive</i>

715
00:37:27,914 --> 00:37:29,516
<i>for Darius Bottoms' murder.</i>

716
00:37:29,549 --> 00:37:31,851
[gunshots]

717
00:37:31,885 --> 00:37:35,755
- Darius and Jared were
in the wrong vehicle

718
00:37:35,789 --> 00:37:38,258
in the wrong area,
and it was determined

719
00:37:38,291 --> 00:37:42,128
<i>that it was</i>
<i>a mistaken identity.</i>

720
00:37:42,162 --> 00:37:43,963
<i>narrator: Now investigators</i>
<i>have to focus</i>

721
00:37:44,064 --> 00:37:46,399
<i>on getting the suspects</i>
<i>off the streets</i>

722
00:37:46,433 --> 00:37:48,902
<i>before anyone else gets hurt,</i>

723
00:37:48,935 --> 00:37:53,139
<i>or worse, another innocent</i>
<i>bystander is murdered.</i>

724
00:37:53,173 --> 00:37:55,475
- So this is noteworthy
because, yes,

725
00:37:55,508 --> 00:37:58,144
it is the nephew
of the mayor-elect.

726
00:37:58,178 --> 00:38:01,781
If it can happen to her family,
whose can it not happen to?

727
00:38:01,815 --> 00:38:04,250
- With the culmination

728
00:38:04,284 --> 00:38:08,288
of all
of the physical evidence,

729
00:38:08,321 --> 00:38:12,726
<i>as well as the statement</i>
<i>of a participant,</i>

730
00:38:12,759 --> 00:38:17,030
Kareasha Washington, we were
able to obtain arrest warrants

731
00:38:17,030 --> 00:38:19,899
for both Bowdery and Barber

732
00:38:19,933 --> 00:38:23,036
for the murder
of Darius Bottoms.

733
00:38:23,036 --> 00:38:27,340
<i>Wallace was also charged,</i>
<i>but he was already in jail.</i>

734
00:38:27,374 --> 00:38:30,410
<i>narrator: 16-year-old</i>
<i>Rashad Barber is in custody</i>

735
00:38:30,443 --> 00:38:33,480
<i>at a youth detention center</i>
<i>for an unrelated crime.</i>

736
00:38:33,513 --> 00:38:36,850
<i>Now he's also charged</i>
<i>with murder.</i>

737
00:38:36,883 --> 00:38:39,586
<i>Weeks later,</i>
<i>20-year-old Ryan Bowdery</i>

738
00:38:39,619 --> 00:38:43,189
<i>is also apprehended</i>
<i>and charged with murder.</i>

739
00:38:43,223 --> 00:38:45,191
<i>- Kareasha Washington</i>
<i>also gets arrested,</i>

740
00:38:45,225 --> 00:38:49,596
but we believed
that her testimony would be

741
00:38:49,629 --> 00:38:51,965
extremely important
in this investigation

742
00:38:52,065 --> 00:38:55,135
and in this trial,
if it came to trial.

743
00:38:55,168 --> 00:38:58,271
<i>narrator: In exchange</i>
<i>for her cooperation at trial,</i>

744
00:38:58,304 --> 00:39:02,609
<i>Kareasha is granted immunity</i>
<i>for Darius's murder.</i>

745
00:39:02,642 --> 00:39:06,146
<i>- After we spoke with Zimbrick</i>
<i>and got clarity</i>

746
00:39:06,179 --> 00:39:08,448
on what actually happened,
it enraged me

747
00:39:08,481 --> 00:39:10,283
to the point where I just--

748
00:39:10,316 --> 00:39:11,484
I wanted to fight.

749
00:39:11,518 --> 00:39:13,019
<i>I'm just being honest.</i>

750
00:39:13,053 --> 00:39:17,323
Like, it was
emotionally traumatic.

751
00:39:20,694 --> 00:39:24,164
<i>narrator: The trial takes</i>
<i>place in December of 2017,</i>

752
00:39:24,197 --> 00:39:27,500
<i>over three years</i>
<i>after Darius was killed.</i>

753
00:39:27,534 --> 00:39:31,304
<i>By this point, Darius's aunt,</i>
<i>Keisha Lance Bottoms,</i>

754
00:39:31,338 --> 00:39:34,040
<i>is Atlanta's mayoral-elect</i>
<i>and is scheduled</i>

755
00:39:34,040 --> 00:39:36,676
<i>to get sworn in</i>
<i>as the 60th mayor</i>

756
00:39:36,710 --> 00:39:39,045
<i>the following year.</i>

757
00:39:39,045 --> 00:39:42,048
<i>- Prosecutors have charged</i>
<i>Rashad Barber, Ryan Bowdery,</i>

758
00:39:42,048 --> 00:39:44,718
<i>and David Wallace</i>
<i>with the murder of Bottoms,</i>

759
00:39:44,751 --> 00:39:48,521
<i>the nephew of an Atlanta</i>
<i>city councilwoman.</i>

760
00:39:48,555 --> 00:39:52,058
<i>- One of the things that you</i>
<i>have to always be mindful of</i>

761
00:39:52,058 --> 00:39:55,562
is that you are representing

762
00:39:55,595 --> 00:39:59,265
the family of someone
who has lost their life.

763
00:39:59,299 --> 00:40:02,669
And there's
no greater obligation

764
00:40:02,702 --> 00:40:06,339
<i>that I feel than to bring</i>
<i>a sense of accountability</i>

765
00:40:06,373 --> 00:40:10,110
<i>to the people who are</i>
<i>responsible for the murder</i>

766
00:40:10,143 --> 00:40:13,446
<i>of your loved one.</i>

767
00:40:13,480 --> 00:40:17,083
<i>- During the trial,</i>
<i>it was a packed courtroom.</i>

768
00:40:17,117 --> 00:40:19,285
As I looked around,
you could see

769
00:40:19,319 --> 00:40:22,055
Darius Bottoms' family
was there.

770
00:40:22,088 --> 00:40:24,457
Even the newly-elected mayor,

771
00:40:24,491 --> 00:40:27,360
<i>Keisha Lance Bottoms,</i>
<i>was there.</i>

772
00:40:27,394 --> 00:40:29,462
<i>And she was there</i>
<i>in that courtroom every day.</i>

773
00:40:29,496 --> 00:40:32,399
Not just as a mayor.

774
00:40:32,432 --> 00:40:34,567
She was really there
as an auntie.

775
00:40:37,337 --> 00:40:39,072
<i>- I just remember</i>
<i>it was torture</i>

776
00:40:39,105 --> 00:40:41,207
<i>going to court every day,</i>

777
00:40:41,241 --> 00:40:42,776
in the same room
with some people

778
00:40:42,809 --> 00:40:45,245
you know who killed your child
and trying

779
00:40:45,278 --> 00:40:47,947
to have the strength
not to do something crazy

780
00:40:47,981 --> 00:40:51,151
in the courtroom.

781
00:40:51,184 --> 00:40:53,219
<i>- During the time</i>
<i>of this trial,</i>

782
00:40:53,253 --> 00:40:56,423
<i>I called Kareasha Washington</i>
<i>to the witness stand.</i>

783
00:40:56,456 --> 00:41:00,160
And she absolutely froze up.

784
00:41:00,193 --> 00:41:02,495
She refused
to really participate

785
00:41:02,529 --> 00:41:04,130
and cooperate fully.

786
00:41:04,164 --> 00:41:06,499
<i>And she was doing this</i>
<i>deliberately</i>

787
00:41:06,533 --> 00:41:10,503
<i>in an attempt to aid</i>
<i>and assist her codefendants.</i>

788
00:41:10,537 --> 00:41:13,306
And so we accepted the fact

789
00:41:13,340 --> 00:41:17,911
that Kareasha would be
a hostile witness.

790
00:41:18,712 --> 00:41:23,083
<i>And we took</i>
<i>a very, very different tact.</i>

791
00:41:23,083 --> 00:41:27,420
And we would actually play
for the jury the interview

792
00:41:27,454 --> 00:41:30,824
<i>that Detective Quinn</i>
<i>conducted with her.</i>

793
00:41:30,857 --> 00:41:33,493
<i>narrator: The jurors listen to</i>
<i>the detective's conversation</i>

794
00:41:33,526 --> 00:41:35,695
<i>with Kareasha,</i>
<i>where she IDs everyone</i>

795
00:41:35,729 --> 00:41:38,164
<i>involved in Darius's murder.</i>

796
00:41:38,198 --> 00:41:42,102
<i>And the strategy pays off.</i>

797
00:41:42,135 --> 00:41:45,338
- The jury was able to reach
a unanimous decision

798
00:41:45,372 --> 00:41:49,209
and convicted defendants
Barber, Bowdery,

799
00:41:49,242 --> 00:41:52,512
<i>and Wallace of murder.</i>

800
00:41:52,545 --> 00:41:55,115
And each one of them received
a life sentence.

801
00:41:57,650 --> 00:41:59,452
<i>- For a family</i>
<i>that suffered such loss,</i>

802
00:41:59,486 --> 00:42:01,221
<i>perhaps they can hold on,</i>
<i>at least,</i>

803
00:42:01,254 --> 00:42:03,490
<i>to the prosecution's win</i>
<i>in court.</i>

804
00:42:03,523 --> 00:42:07,127
<i>- After the verdict was read,</i>
<i>there was a press conference.</i>

805
00:42:07,160 --> 00:42:09,963
<i>And all of the family members,</i>
<i>they were there,</i>

806
00:42:10,063 --> 00:42:13,466
and they were so relieved

807
00:42:13,500 --> 00:42:17,904
that finally someone was going
to be held responsible

808
00:42:17,937 --> 00:42:19,739
for the loss of Darius.

809
00:42:19,773 --> 00:42:24,244
And you could just see
the anguish,

810
00:42:24,277 --> 00:42:28,848
because they knew
that the trial was over,

811
00:42:28,882 --> 00:42:31,584
but really, their grieving
had just started.

812
00:42:31,618 --> 00:42:34,087
<i>[somber music]</i>

813
00:42:34,087 --> 00:42:37,724
<i>- Well, Darius was</i>
<i>the glue in the family.</i>

814
00:42:37,757 --> 00:42:40,694
He was always the positive one.

815
00:42:40,727 --> 00:42:43,897
<i>It's affected us tremendously.</i>

816
00:42:43,930 --> 00:42:46,599
- Just miss his smile.
Just miss him.

817
00:42:46,633 --> 00:42:47,767
Everything.

818
00:42:47,801 --> 00:42:51,104
I just miss his--his wisdom.

819
00:42:51,104 --> 00:42:53,606
<i>It's hard to just move forward</i>
<i>after something like that,</i>

820
00:42:53,640 --> 00:42:58,345
you know, so I just try
to push forward, like he--

821
00:42:58,378 --> 00:42:59,713
he would want me to.

822
00:42:59,746 --> 00:43:01,047
He wouldn't want me
to miss a beat.

823
00:43:01,047 --> 00:43:06,886
<i>* *</i>

824
00:43:06,920 --> 00:43:11,057
- Darius would be 27 now.

825
00:43:11,091 --> 00:43:13,760
Probably have a couple kids.

826
00:43:13,793 --> 00:43:15,962
<i>Definitely would be</i>
<i>a business owner.</i>

827
00:43:16,062 --> 00:43:18,398
<i>He would be doing</i>
<i>great things out here,</i>

828
00:43:18,431 --> 00:43:21,434
<i>if he was here today.</i>

829
00:43:21,468 --> 00:43:24,571
We just miss him,
so I'm going to make sure

830
00:43:24,604 --> 00:43:26,906
that we always remember him.

831
00:43:26,940 --> 00:43:29,909
<i>I'm just always trying</i>
<i>to make sure</i>

832
00:43:29,943 --> 00:43:31,711
<i>that he's not forgotten.</i>

833
00:43:31,745 --> 00:43:38,685
<i>* *</i>