State attorneys won’t prosecute a Florida man who fantasized about shooting a Black child on social media after she knocked on his door to sell some of her toys and candy, the girl’s mother states.
Beyond Shabazz told Atlanta Black Star that prosecutors will not pursue charges against Tyler Chambers, a Tampa-area homeowner who went viral earlier this year after he posted a doorbell camera image of Shabazz’s 9-year-old daughter with the caption, “You’re lucky we weren’t home to shoot your a— dumb b—.”
Chambers shared the post in a community group, and it was screenshotted and reshared all over social media, quickly drawing backlash. Many people condemned the violent threats Chambers aimed at the child and pointed to the racist overtones in his language.
Before deactivating his account entirely, Chambers deleted his post and later stated his case, alleging the girl — who had gone to the home with her 11-year-old cousin and was recorded saying, “I would just like to let you know that you are a p— b—h” — was acting as a “decoy” for an attempted break-in at his home without sharing evidence to support the accusation…