Friday, July 31, 2009

Murdered today: Jeffrey Devon Jackson

Jeffrey Devon Jackson, 17, was shot and killed early this morning on the street where he lived in Newport News, Va.

According to a local news website, witnesses “heard the teen pleading for his life and [then] one gunshot.”

Two criminal justice professors at Northeastern University report that, from 2002 to 2007, the number of gun homicides involving black male juvenile victims rose 54 percent.

“Future demographics suggest that the concern for at-risk youth should increase over the next decade, “ wrote James Alan Fox and Marc L. Swatt. “There is a significant need for reinvestment in children and families – in essence an at-risk youth bailout during these difficult economic times.”

The report by Fox and Swatt (“The Recent Surge in Homicides involving Young Black Males and Guns: Time to Reinvest in Prevention and Crime Control”) is downloadable here.
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12 comments:

  1. AnonymousJuly 31, 2009 at 11:21 AM

    I knew him..he was a very great person...he did not deserve this..i havent go any sleep @ all since i got the call last night...RIP Jeff

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  2. AnonymousJuly 31, 2009 at 1:45 PM

    i also knew him. He was truely a sweet person and always kept me smiling whenever he was around. I cant even bare to think about what happened to him, it just isnt right. R.I.P Jeff, you are surely missed.

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  3. AnonymousJuly 31, 2009 at 7:41 PM

    that was my boy in da hallz of woodside last year man he was suppose to make it sum where in life be sum1
    he didnt deserve this and this said he had time to plead for life now this makes me wonder who did sumthin like this now lets see how things turns out....sorry for the slang

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  4. AnonymousAugust 1, 2009 at 3:42 PM

    jeff waas like my big brother.always kept me laughing and smiling. he was my big teddy bear and i was his short stuff. i miss you man and i love you. gone but never forgotteen

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  5. AnonymousAugust 2, 2009 at 9:03 PM

    i knew him..
    he was a very happy person. and he didnt deserve this. whoever done it doesn't know how many people they have hurt.
    and da sad thing about it is that i had just him like ah few weeks ago and was so happy.
    jeff was always a happy person.
    rip jeff u were loved and still is and u r missid but never ever forgotten...
    im close to cryin all over again :( <;_;> :'(

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  6. AnonymousAugust 3, 2009 at 5:04 PM

    i knew him for a vcery short time at woodside this year too..our relationship was still knew but his big goofy smile and jokes kept us all upbeat...i really looked forward to seeing him at school this year..he is sorely missed..r.i.p. jeff, youre always in my prayers..and i will see you in heaven

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  7. tlrAugust 4, 2009 at 6:52 PM

    i NEED to know who did this. It hurts not knowing who and why. just man up and confess please. you hurt soooo many people and he did nothing to you.

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  8. suckiteasy.August 5, 2009 at 8:26 PM

    imHisGodSister AGirlShotHim. TheyGotHerForQuestionin. Bhut iCantEvenSleepBecauseSomebodyDidThisToHim. WoodsideAintGoneBeTheySameWithoutHim. iMissHisSmileSoMuch. IfiCaouldJustSeeHimOneMOreTime, JustOneMoreTime. !
    R.i.p BiqBro (Doodie)

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  9. AnonymousAugust 5, 2009 at 10:29 PM

    someone told me he was set up but i miss him dearly he was a good good friend who will never ever be forgotton and i hope who ever did this gets locked up for life!!!

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  10. BoricuamamiAugust 18, 2009 at 10:54 AM

    Suckiteasy:

    My baby brother did not have a god-sister. We don't need people leaving lies on the web. If you hear any information contact someone in the family. Don't post anything on the web.

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  11. AnonymousAugust 30, 2009 at 3:54 PM

    I was so hurt to hear the news of such a wonderful person leaving us, to go home to be with the lord so soon. He became a part of the the family though my sister Samina and my daughter Sabrina. I always use to say he was going to marry my daughter, because he was the kind of person you would want for your child. My heart goes out to his mother,because I know the feeling of losing a child. It's been two years for me. God and time heals all wounds. Your family is in our prayers

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  12. AnonymousJanuary 12, 2010 at 9:36 AM

    hey world dis is KeiShauna J n i knew Doodie since the 4th grade n he always been a gud person it broke my heart tht a person would take such a gud lyfe away 4 no aparent reason i miss him so much

    i went 2 the funeral couldnt stay the whole tyme cause it hurt so bad we was the best of friends we were tighter than brother and sisters he was like a bro to me i was like a sister 2 him he will b never forgotten but loved always

    R.I.P Jeffery

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