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08-04-2025
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Atlanta family mourns ASU student allegedly murdered by boyfriend
The Brief Rogers "BB" McCloud, Jr., is charged with capital murder in the shooting death of Gennia Grimes. Grimes and McCloud were dating and have an infant son together. Grimes' family says the suspect told them Grimes had committed suicide. Grimes was a junior attending Alabama State University to study criminal justice. According to her family, the couple had been together about two years but were about to break up before her death. ATLANTA - A man has been charged with murdering his girlfriend, a student at Alabama State University. What we know Rogers "BB" McCloud is charged with the capital murder of Gennia Grimes, who was also the mother of his child. He is being held without bond in the Montgomery County Detention Center in Alabama. Dig deeper Gennia Grimes grew up in the Ben Hill area of southwest Atlanta and graduated from Mays High School. She went on to study criminal justice at Alabama State University and was a member of the Honey Beez dance team. She met Rogers "BB" McCloud, Jr. at school and, according to Grimes' family, had been dating him for about two years. The couple had a son together. Amber A. Harris, a mentor of Grimes, said the suspect told the family Gennia had committed suicide. "Nobody believed him," said Harris. "We know the truth." What they're saying Angela Grimes says her daughter told her she was going to break up with McCloud. The mother believes she and her daughter were betrayed by the suspect. "My baby did not deserve that. This was somebody she loved," said Grimes. "When he came here [to visit], my family treated him like he was our family." A spokesperson from Alabama State University released the following statement: "Alabama State University mourns the loss of Gennia Grimes, a Junior Criminal Justice major. We extend our deepest condolences to her family, friends, and all who were touched by her kindness and spirit. Our thoughts and prayers are with her loved ones during this difficult time." What's next The family plans to hold Grimes' funeral at Antioch Baptist Church North this weekend. They created a GoFundMe campaign to help pay for it. Angela Grimes says she will raise her grandson, Rogers McCloud, III. The Source FOX 5 Atlanta reporter Kevyn Stewart interviewed Angela Grimes, the mother of Gennia Grimes, for this article.
Yahoo
04-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Alabama State University student Ginnia Grimes' shooting death under investigation
The Brief 21-year-old Ginnia Grimes died in a shooting death on March 27 in Montgomery County, Alabama. Grimes was a junior, criminal justice major and member of the Honey Beez Dance Team at Alabama State University. Grimes' family says Montgomery County investigators told them Grimes was in a car with a friend on Interstate 85 when a gun went off. Investigators are working the case as a death investigation. ATLANTA - The shooting death of a 21-year-old Alabama State University student is under investigation. Ginnia Grimes, 21, was a junior majoring in criminal justice and was a member of the Honey Beez Dance Team. What we know Grimes was a 2021 graduate of Mays High School in SW Atlanta. One of her dance videos went viral while at Mays and was featured on Access Hollywood. Her dancing stage names were "Strawberry" and "Purple doll". Grimes believed she would one day be famous, likely from her show-stopping dance moves. In 2024, she gave birth to a 9-month-old son, Rogers McCloud III, but headed back to school determined to finish. What we don't know It is not clear if anyone will face charges in connection with the shooting death investigation. What they're saying Ginnia's mom tells FOX 5, "My daughter did not deserve to die. My daughter was a superstar and everyone who knew her knew that. She knew she was a superstar, so she was going to become famous. She knew that." Mentor and ASU ambassador Amber A. Harris said about the shooting, "We heard the tragedy, head struck. She was being airlifted from a gas station to Baptist South Hospital in Montgomery. Just really trying to put the pieces together. At first, they said it was a suicide." What's next Alabama State University held a balloon release in Ginnia's memory. Ginnia's family says they are waiting for the truth to come out and justice to be served. Ginnia's funeral will be held April 12th at Antioch North Baptist Church at 11 a.m. The Source FOX 5's Aungelique Proctor spoke to the family of 21-year-old Ginnia Grimes, investigators in Montgomery County, Alabama, and officials at Mays High School and Alabama State University for this article.
