Ex-boyfriend charged in fatal shooting of 21-year-old Bessemer mother of twins
Updated Apr 16, 2021;
Posted Apr 16, 2021
LaShay Jackson, a 21-year-old mother of twins, was shot to death April 14, 2021 in what authorities believe was a domestic incident. (Contributed)
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The ex-boyfriend of a young mother fatally gunned down outside her Bessemer home has been charged in the slaying.
Bessemer police on Friday announced the arrest of De Anthius Jacobien Edwards. The 20-year-old is charged with murder in the Wednesday shooting death of 21-year-old Joanne “LaShay” Jackson, the mother of 3-year-old twins.
The shooting happened about 9:15 p.m. Wednesday in the 2800 block of Carolina Terrace. Jackson was taken to UAB Hospital where she was pronounced dead at 10:10 p.m.