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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.
‘To know her was to love her’: 21-year-old mother of twins mourned after fatal shooting
Updated Apr 15, 2021;
Posted Apr 15, 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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Friends and family are mourning the death of a 21-year-old mother who was fatally shot during an apparent domestic dispute in Bessemer.
Joanne “LaShay” Jackson was shot about 9:15 p.m. Wednesday at her home in the 2800 block of Carolina Terrace. She was taken to UAB Hospital where she was pronounced dead at 10:10 p.m.
She was the mother of 3-year-old twins. “To know her was to love her,’ said her father, David Jackson. “I’m devastated.”
From The Tribune staff reports
BESSEMER The Jefferson County Coroner/Medical Examiner’s Office identified a woman killed in a shooting in Bessemer.
Joanne Lashay Jackson, 21, was shot on Wednesday, April 14, 2021.
Jackson was transported to UAB Hospital, from the scene in the 2800 block of Carolina Terrace. She was later pronounced dead.
The shooting happened around 9:14 p.m. Bessemer Police are investigating. Detectives believe the shooting occurred during a domestic assault.