Video shows white teens driving over, killing black man, says DA

Video shows white teens driving over, killing black man, says DA
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By Drew Griffin and Scott Bronstein, CNN Special Investigations
August 7, 2011 10:52 p.m. EDT

STORY HIGHLIGHTS
James Craig Anderson, 49, was run over and killed on June 26
Authorities say a group of white teens targeted Anderson because he was black
The suspected ringleader, Deryl Dedmon, Jr., 18, has been charged with murder
Dedmon faces possible double life sentence for the murder

Editor's note: The following story contains language some readers may consider offensive.
Jackson, Mississippi (CNN) -- On a recent Sunday morning just before dawn, two carloads of white teenagers drove to Jackson, Mississippi, on what the county district attorney says was a mission of hate: to find and hurt a black person.

In a parking lot on the western side of town they found their victim.

James Craig Anderson, a 49-year-old auto plant worker, was standing in a parking lot, near his car. The teens allegedly beat Anderson repeatedly, yelled racial epithets, including "White Power!" according to witnesses.

Hinds County District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith says a group of the teens then climbed into their large Ford F250 green pickup truck, floored the gas, and drove the truck right over Anderson, killing him instantly.

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Video shows white teens driving over, killing black man, says DA