CBS Reporter Asks Mom of Fatally Shot, Unarmed Black Man if Her Son Was a ‘Hoodlum’

[excerpt STRASSMANN Kouren Thomas ░░░░░░░░ shot and killed right ░░░░░░░░ this spot The shotgun ░░░░░░░░ came through that garage ░░░░░░░░ and the alleged killer ░░░░░░░░ a 911 dispatcher he ░░░░░░░░ in self defense But ░░░░░░░░ victim s mother disagrees ░░░░░░░░ THOMAS My heart was ░░░░░░░░ ripped out Somebody just ░░░░░░░░ on it I felt ░░░░░░░░ STRASSMANN Simone Butler Thomas ░░░░░░░░ her youngest child early ░░░░░░░░ morning 20 year old ░░░░░░░░ Kouren Thomas was fatally ░░░░░░░░ after leaving a crowded ░░░░░░░░ party This is 39 ░░░░░░░░ old Chad Copley who ░░░░░░░░ called 911 shortly before ░░░░░░░░ shooting Investigators say Copley ░░░░░░░░ his shotgun from inside ░░░░░░░░ garage killing Thomas He ░░░░░░░░ unarmed His mother says ░░░░░░░░ was a major factor ░░░░░░░░ you say didn t ░░░░░░░░ color BUTLER THOMAS No ░░░░░░░░ no STRASSMANN But the ░░░░░░░░ BUTLER THOMAS Did My ░░░░░░░░ never ever lived in ░░░░░░░░ projects They always went ░░░░░░░░ the best schools and ░░░░░░░░ the best of everything ░░░░░░░░ Nothing about Kouren was ░░░░░░░░ hoodlum?”
BUTLER-THOMAS: “Nothing.”