After Hood was hit by Brown, her son discharged his firearm, critically wounding Brown in the back.
Despite Brown attempting to flee, the teen followed him outside, allegedly at the behest of his mother to shoot and kill him.
Brown succumbed to his injuries, suffering two gunshot wounds to the back.
The mother and son then returned home, as captured by surveillance footage.
Prosecution Backtracks Amid Controversy
Despite initial charges, the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office released a statement explaining their decision to drop the charges against the mother and son, citing an inability “to meet our burden of proof in the prosecution of these cases.”
This decision, shrouded in ambiguity and leaving many questions unanswered, arrived after community activists rallied behind the mother and son, asserting they acted in self-defense following Brown’s assault on Hood.
No further details were provided about the evidence that swayed this decision during Hood’s court appearance at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse.
A Clean Record and a Questionable Verdict
It’s noteworthy that both Hood and her son were without a prior criminal record.
