Black Soldier Arrested for Home Invasion and Murder of 2-Year-Old White Boy

WKRN
October 17, 2015

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Joseph Bankston was intentionally shot by the Negro.

Police arrested a Fort Campbell soldier Wednesday in the shooting death of  2-year-old Joseph Bankston in Clarksville.

Clarksville police reported 21-year-old Pfc. Zackery Alexander was first developed as a person of interest in the case.

After interviewing Alexander and collecting additional evidence on Wednesday, he was charged with criminal homicide for the death of Joseph Bankston.

Police said Alexander went into a home on Princeton Drive on Oct. 4 and shot 22-year-old Brandon Jimenez several times before intentionally shooting Joseph.

Jimenez remains hospitalized in critical condition.

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Pfc. Zackery Alexander has been charged with criminal homicide.

Police released a sketch earlier Wednesday of the suspected gunman along with an offer of a $15,000 reward from the state of Tennessee for information leading to an arrest.

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