Teenager charged with murder of man shot dead at point blank range in harrowing Facebook Live video
AN ALABAMA teen has been charged with capital murder after he was busted for shooting a man streaming on Facebook Live in January.
Roosevelt Rankins Jr., 34, was sitting in his car streaming on Facebook Live under the name Crum King on Jan. 23 when a shadowed figure appeared in the video, AL.com reported.
Rankins looks to his right, flinches and is shot as his phone drops to the floor of the vehicle, the video shows.
The livestream, which was viewed hundreds of thousands of times, continued while Rankins tried to flee and crashed his car as the screen went black.
Rankins his heard moaning in pain as people are heard screaming to call 911.
Cops however still don’t know the circumstances around the shooting or why Rankins was killed, the outlet reported.
Bakari Ano Taylor, 19, was taken into custody Aug. 14 by the U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force, law enforcement tweeted.
He has been charged with capital murder and remains held without bond.