Mother Of Jamea Harris Files A Suit Of Wrongful Death Against Former Alabama Star Brandon Miller
Three people are named in a federal wrongful death complaint brought by the family of Jamea Harris, who was shot and died in January close to the University of Alabama campus. The name includes of Brandon Miller!
Mother Of Jamea Harris Files A Suit Of Wrongful Death Against Former Alabama Star Brandon Miller
A man mentioned as a co-defendant in the case was Brandon Miller, a former standout player for Alabama. There are no criminal charges against him. Miller was selected second overall in the June draft.
The case was filed on Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama Western Division on behalf of Harris’ mother, DeCarla Heard. It also accused former Alabama players Darius Miles and Michael Davis.
SHEEESH Brandon Miller 😮 pic.twitter.com/r84Qqq8zxa
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) October 15, 2023
In connection with the shooting death of 23-year-old Jamea Harris in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on January 15, Miles and Davis are charged with capital murder. Miller supplied the pistol used in Harris’s murder, according to police evidence, although he was not prosecuted.
Heard is on record as claiming that when the suspects went to talk to her daughter, who told them she had a boyfriend, the situation that resulted in the fatal shooting started.
NBA Rookie Brandon Miller Hit With Wrongful Death Lawsuit in Jamea Harris Fatal Shooting https://t.co/gpkMs11MGo
— Complex (@Complex) October 20, 2023
According to police evidence, Miles informed Davis, “The heat is in the hat,” when Miller arrived on the scene. According to AL.com, Det. Branden Culpepper stated that indicated the presence of a gun.
When Harris was tragically murdered in Tuscaloosa during the early morning hours of mid-January, she was visiting a family member with her boyfriend.
Brandon Miller: Family of woman killed in Alabama shooting files wrongful death lawsuit against the Charlotte Hornets rookie and two others https://t.co/lcAN4J5ZgT pic.twitter.com/eZ7IB50X5X
— Daily Mail US (@DailyMail) October 20, 2023
The Birmingham-based legal practice Farris, Riley & Pitt is Heard’s representation. According to the lawsuit, there was a likelihood of injury if a hazardous weapon was brought to a conflict and discharged, meaning that all three defendants should have understood this.
Later this month, when the NBA regular season gets underway, Miller is expected to start his rookie campaign with the Charlotte Hornets. In July, he inked a four-year deal with the club.
NBA player Brandon Miller faces a wrongful death lawsuit from the family of Jamea Harris, who tragically lost her life due to a shooting in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. pic.twitter.com/jMNohkH5vb
— Episodes (@episodesent) October 20, 2023
Furthermore, the lawsuit alleges that Harris’s death was the direct or immediate result of each defendant’s wantonness or negligence, which caused her to suffer severe injuries.
However, Miller’s lawyer, Jim Standridge, claimed that his client had neither “knowledge of any intent to use the weapon” nor that there would be any unlawful action with the firearm.
Tuscaloosa Patch has confirmed that the family of Jamea Harris has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Darius Miles, Michael Davis and Brandon Miller.
Miller has not been named as a suspect in any crime in the months following the Jan. 15. shooting https://t.co/cQkBl18qQc
— Tuscaloosa Patch (@TuscaloosaPatch) October 20, 2023
Miller’s lawyer had earlier claimed that his client “never touched the gun, was not involved in its exchange”
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