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Michael Jackson

Age 16

Tunica, Mississippi

Momma called for him, no response

His mother had suffered losses before, so was careful about him being safe. He had just warned his brother to never join a gang. Now his cousin celebrates him by wearing his face on a T-shirt.

He was at a party on Highway 61, across the street from Rosa Fort High School, where he was a student. His mother was driving by, but she was too late.

Michael Jackson, 16, was shot to death on Dec. 16, 2018 in Tunica, Mississippi. He is the third of his mother’s five children to be killed.

By Auhjanae McGee · Age 17
Meet the Reporters

More than 300 siblings

Elijah Foster

Dope Boy Gang. One less member.

Izabella Marie Helem

Brother shoots his sister by accident

Caydence Nicole Painter

Reading, dancing, playing. Siblings shot together.

Lorenzo Moore-Vaughn

About to start his senior year

Yaleah Hall

Sister, daughter, dancer, since day one

Kameron Johnson

He dreamed of college and cars

Jaquincy Jawan Ross

Wanted to buy her a scooter

Raydale Hill

Can no longer create his music

Rashiya Melton

Joins brother, leaves behind her twin

Ty'Dre Shyheim Hailey

She didn’t know it was real

Jontae Billups-Brooks

An athlete and a music lover

Ramand Kassadine Davis

Happy in his SpongeBob SquarePants jammies

Elisha Amon Cole

Dreaming big, working on his portfolio

Jayden Fondeur

His older brother found him first

Rashaad Izil Wisher

One brother buried. Then another one.

Jeremiah Ascencio

Last moments spent cradling his brother

Lia Lin Collier

A light, “unrelenting joy” extinguished

Shondricka J'Nay Adams

Celebrating one night, gone the next

Ryan Amadeo Dela Cruz

Gone, two weeks shy of graduation

Peyton Nicole Hurt

Still helping others, even in death