Atlanta, GA
Family of former Atlanta charter school assistant principal searches for answers about his death
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CHICAGO — The family of a former Atlanta Charter School Assistant Principal is fighting for someone to be held accountable for his death. Abnerd Joseph was shot and killed in a Chicago high-rise by a neighbor. Months later, no charges have been filed.
Jay Charles remembers his brother always stood out.
“When you would meet Abnerd you would know this person is a special person,” Charles said.
Charles said his younger brother Abnerd Joseph had big goals.
“He had a plan to start a school. It was going to be called the E3 movement,” Charles said.
But the life of the charter school assistant principal came to a tragic end on September 14th.
Joseph had recently moved to Chicago to work at Charter School in the Windy City after spending years in the same job at KIPP Strive Academy in Southwest Atlanta.
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Joseph was killed in the Chicago high rise where he was living after a 45-year-old neighbor shot him multiple times. The shooter was temporarily taken into custody but then released and not yet charged.
That was more than four months ago.
“I didn’t think it would take this long,” Charles said. “With so much evidence presented I don’t see why the investigation is still on going.”
In the past several months, Joseph’s family has worked to make sure he isn’t forgotten. In Atlanta, they held a march on MLK Day and a vigil at the Atlanta charter school where he worked. They’ve also taken their message to Chicago.
Joseph’s family said they will continue their work of keeping his name out there until they find justice.
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“Anybody involved in my brother’s murder should be held accountable by now. The only thing I can rely on right now is having faith in the legal system,” Charles said.
Channel Two Action News reached out to Chicago Police who said “It remains an ongoing investigation. As it is an open investigation, no additional information is available.”
While Joseph’s family waits to hear from investigators, Joseph’s family has retained a law firm, who said through a representative that they are working to get all of the facts before they file a civil lawsuit.
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A program that teaches young Atlantans how to ride bikes suffered a major loss this week, after thieves emptied a storage trailer, making off with 26 bikes and 24 helmets.
The “Shifting Gears” program helps young cyclists learn how to navigate city streets on two wheels from an early age — particularly in underserved communities that suffer from high rates of traffic injuries and fatalities.
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An Atlanta nonprofit is asking the public for help after it was the victim of a brazen theft earlier this week.
Propel ATL said that thieves cleared out an entire trailer of bicycles meant for underprivileged kids sometime on Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning.
Jeremiah Jones, the nonprofit’s advocacy manager, said that someone broke into the trailer and took 26 bikes and 24 helmets.
The equipment was part of a program that gives bikes to children from low-income schools and teaches them how to ride.
“My heart sank when I got the call that all the bikes were gone. I said, ‘Surely not all of them.’ And all of them are gone,” Jones said. “This class is solely for kids, and this crime is affecting them.”
Atlanta police are reviewing security footage from the area. Jones said you could see people taking the bikes out of the trailer, carrying them down a hill, and bringing them into a nearby parking lot.
The nonprofit is now trying to raise more than $10,000 to replace the bikes.
Propel ATL is also asking who may have information about the theft to contact them at programs@letspropelatl.org.
A man was arrested at a concert last week after he shoved two kids off their bicycles, causing one of them to fall into a fountain, Sandy Springs police said. FOX 5 Atlanta’s Brittany Edney reporting.
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