The last thing Sherita Harris remembers that night is her friend telling her the police were behind them and shooting. What happened next felt like a scene from an action movie: flashing lights, a screeching engine, and chaos unfolding at 60 miles per hour. Harris, a mother of five, was just along for the ride.
Sherita Harris was a passenger in a Nissan Rogue rental car, driven by her friend Sinatra Jordan. The two were in downtown Jackson, Mississippi, when Jordan allegedly ran a red light near State and Amite Streets. Moments later, Capitol Police activated their lights, signaling them to pull over. Jordan claims he complied at first, but then heard gunshots from the officers. Panicked, he hit the gas, speeding away as bullets shattered the car’s back window.
As the flashing light turned to gunfire, a bullet tore through the back window and hit Harris in the head. That’s when everything went dark…