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Man Pleads Not Guilty in Michigan Triple Murder

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In a shocking act of violence, a 21-year-old man in Michigan is charged with first-degree murder after allegedly driving his car into a family, killing a three-year-old girl and injuring her parents. The suspect, Alexander Banks, claimed online threats forced him to act, but a brave neighbors intervention helped save the parents. Banks pleaded not guilty, with his lawyer citing mental incompetence.

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Man Pleads Not Guilty in Michigan Triple Murder

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Entertainment & Celebrity News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Man Pleads Not Guilty in Michigan Triple Murder. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

I'm Cory with the story, and this is your entertainment pulse. I'm, Tertaman and celebrity news today. A 21-year-old man in Eaton County, Michigan, faces first-degree murder charges after allegedly driving his car into a family and shooting. Then, killing a three-year-old girl, deputy, say Alexander Lamar-Banks Jr. plowed his sedan into the mother, father, and child on a neighborhood street, then jumped out in fire day, shotgun at all three before fleeing on foot. Banks told investigators he believed online threats forced him to kill someone to protect his own family. Admitting he circled the block looking for A, target and intentionally crash into the group. A 72-year-old neighbor named Barb Cook rushed toward the chaos, distracting Banks long enough to help the parents escape, though she suffered. Severe head injuries requiring brain surgery. The toddler died at the scene from shotgun wounds, her parents stabilized in the hospital, and Banks pleaded not guilty in February with his lawyer.

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