Killer gunning down a Mississippi woman for a gambling dispute | IXGAMES
A Birmingham woman has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for gunning down a Mississippi woman on a city street in a gambling dispute. At Friday’s sentencing, Tangy James apologized to her victim’s relatives for the Aug. 19, 2005, death of Zanaib Badmus-Agoro of Jackson. The 25-year-old James faced a death sentence or life without parole when she was tried in March on a charge of capital murder during a robbery. But jurors convicted her of the lesser charge of intentional murder, rejecting the robbery claim. During sentencing by Jefferson County Circuit Judge Teresa Pulliam, James said she snapped and “did something stupid” after losing money in a gambling game at the restaurant where she worked. 
The victim’s mother, Erta Richards, said her daughter was hunted down and shot in the back as she ran into a busy street out of fear. Richards was not in a forgiving mood. She said her daughter was killed over $172.