Colin Flaherty: Black Fellas Patrolling the Neighborhoods In Wilmington - They Good Boys

Black Fellas Patrolling the Neighborhoods In Wilmington - They Good Boys Colin Flaherty author of "Don't Make the Black Kids Angry" Commentary Video on black people checking doors and robbing cars. Also News "Iraq war veteran, father of 2 killed in Hoover identified" and "Charleston Wells found not guilty in death of Hoover father, veteran Mike Gilotti"

By Julie Rockett, Melynda Schauer, and Rick Journey | January 5, 2016 at 2:27 PM CST - Updated July 2 at 6:40 AM
Gilotti's wife said she worried about his safety every day he served in Iraq. He came home safely only to have his life taken as he walked out of their front door, six days before their eighth wedding anniversary.

Hoover police believe Gilotti's death may be connected to a series of at least 10 car break-ins that were reported in the same neighborhood.

Hoover police spokesperson Captain Gregg Rector said the 33-year-old homeowner was fatally shot as he was leaving for the gym. Rector said it's possible Gilotti may have encountered someone who was trying to break into cars on his street.

Rector said Gilotti was shot once in the upper body, collapsed in front of his home and died at the scene.

Rector said the victim's wife called 911 to report the shooting. After police began to investigate the homicide, they began getting the reports of car break-ins.

All 10 of the break-ins investigated so far happened to cars that were unlocked, Captain Rector said. Police on the scene of the homicide discovered some of the car break-ins and others were reported by neighbors in the area.

By Kent Faulk Updated May 19, 2017; Posted May 19, 2017
A jury has acquitted Charleston Wells of murder in the 2016 shooting death of Hoover resident Mike Gilotti, a veteran and father of two.

Wells will not have to serve any prison time on those break-in convictions. Instead, he will be sentenced to probation under Alabama sentencing guidelines at his July 18 sentencing on the breaking and entering charges. Tolbert said.