Mother Gunned Down After Calling 911|Lashunda McLendon

0:00 Welcome to No Tears for Black Girls, a true crime series. Created. Written and produced by award-winning writer Jon Reedberg and hosted by Samantha Paul. Lashunda McClendon was a beloved mother and friend, but on Friday, December 13th, 2024, her life was cut short in a shocking act of violence. It all started outside a convenience store in South Charlotte, where McClendon got into an altercation with Ebony Makisa Rahman. Fearing for her life, McClendon called 911 and reported that Rahman had pointed a gun at her. Police arrived but were unable to prevent the tragedy that would unfold later that day. Surveillance footage revealed that after the initial confrontation, Rahman returned with a man who provided her with the murder weapon.

0:50 The two engaged in a physical struggle before Rahman retrieved the gun and shot McClendon. She then calmly picked up her jacket and fled the scene. Witnesses described hearing a heated discussion between the two women before hearing a single gunshot. For Mcclendon's family, there is no closure as they demand justice for not only Rahman but also the man who supplied the deadly weapon. As they mourn the loss of their loved one, they are left with unanswered questions and a sense of injustice in the face of such a senseless act. New tonight A WCNC Charlotte investigation found the justice system failed to protect a Charlotte mother. Because it's it was preventable.

1:34 Without order, I cry every day for my child. She just ain't coming back. During his investigation, our Nate Moribito uncovered a series of decisions and delays across state lines that allowed a fugitive to walk free, and now she's charged with murder as a warning. You are about to hear 911 calls that are difficult to listen to. She. Was a good girl. Lashunda, McClendon. Her personality bronk everybody clothes. Treated her phone. She was just always there to comfort you. Like a lifeline, a way of staying connected to her family. When she'd call, her kids would listen.

2:16 My last phone call was on Wednesday with her. On December 13th, Mcclendon's calls ended forever. This girl just actually pulled a gun out on me and pointed him in my face. But not before she first dialed 911 to report Ebony Rahman, an acquaintance she says threatened her life around 7:30 that morning. She need to be going to jail. Charlotte Mecklenburg Police responded to her plea for help. The responding officer took Rahman into custody, but not to charge her with any crime connected to the threat. Instead, when he ran her name to the National Crime Information Center database, he noticed Rahman was wanted by the York County Sheriff's Office connected to shoplifting and criminal conspiracy charges from June. She had an extraditable warrant out of South Carolina took her downtown.

3:06 He drove the fugitive to jail, but then the Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office turned her away. The officer returned Rahman to the scene less than three hours after McClendon called 911 chief leader. Three more people called dispatch. She just shot it and then rolled off, all as the 42 year old begged for help. Please come home. Please come out. Please come on. Please come on. Please. That's yes now, yeah. Then her mother received the call every parent dreads. I cry every day for my child just they coming back. But I got a right here though, in my heart, right here. Mcclendon's family.

3:56 Because it was preventable. Is now second guessing every decision leading up to that moment. Yeah, they let my mom down. It. Seems like a failure. Criminal defense attorney Tim Emery says this case is as shocking as it is sad. It suggests that our systems are not effective and efficient at keeping us safe. WC and C Charlotte's investigation found the lack of a single signature and the addition of one word allowed Rahman to avoid jail that morning. Turns out, CMPD first served Rahman with her fugitive charges out of South Carolina in July after they picked her up on a probation violation that began a drawn out process to secure a governor's warrant to bring her back to South Carolina. 90 days passed with no warrant, so prosecutors, as the law allows, dismissed the charge.

4:49 Records show the York County Sheriff's the office didn't fill out the formal paperwork until late October. It then took more than a month to get the needed signatures in South Carolina before North Carolina officials could approve. Rahman, meanwhile, walked out of jail in November, still wanted but free for the time being. That brings us back to the morning of December 13th. The Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office knew a governor's warrant was almost ready, but the agency says it could not hold ramen because then Governor Roy Cooper hadn't signed it yet. He signed the paper three days later. That leads to the other issue. I've never had a client who has been taken to the jail with an out of state warrant and then they just say no, no, you're good to go.

5:39 I've never seen that. Mecklenburg County says the agency couldn't rearrest the woman on her outstanding fugitive charges in this instance because of the way she was labeled in NCIC after her July arrest. It's like we really lost a best friend and mom. Lashunda Mcclendon's family is now paying the price, their mom's voice silenced but using theirs to make a call of their own. I pray that the police system don't let another family down like they let his family. The York County Sheriff's Office told us an uncommon MCSO policy, not the law, is why Mecklenburg County didn't hold ramen while awaiting the governor's warrant. MCSO told us the agency quote empathizes with the family, but after a thorough review, all policies and procedures were followed.

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