ACLU 'troubled' by murder of transgender woman in Jackson

The ACLU said the victim was known as Dominique Jackson. "While police have not named a suspect, Ms. Jackson's death highlights the need for ... Skiptocontent NOWCAST 16WAPTNewsat5amSaturday WatchonDemand Pressentertosearch TypetoSearch SearchlocationbyZIPcode ZIP   Advertisement ACLU'troubled'bymurderoftransgenderwomaninJackson JPDinvestigatesRoseStreetshooting Share CopyLink Copy {copyShortcut}tocopy Linkcopied! Updated:8:28AMCSTFeb4,2021 AngelaWilliams DigitalMediaManager ACLU'troubled'bymurderoftransgenderwomaninJackson JPDinvestigatesRoseStreetshooting Share CopyLink Copy {copyShortcut}tocopy Linkcopied! Updated:8:28AMCSTFeb4,2021 HideTranscript ShowTranscript PLACEDTHEROCKETLAUNCHERATTHATPRESSCONFERENCEWITHEVIDENCETHATWASRECENTLYSEIZED...THE"A-C-L-U-OFMISSISSIPPI"ISCALLINGFORMOREOFANINVESTIGATIONAFTERATRANSGENDERPERSONWASKILLEDINJACKSON.POLICESAY30-YEAR-OLDDEDONTAEJACKSONWASSHOTTODEATHLASTMONDAYONROSESTREETANDGRANDAVENUE.FAMILYANDFRIENDSKNOWTHEVICTIMASDOMINIQUEJACKSON.THEYWEREFOUNDDEADINACARTHATCRASHEDINTOAUTILITYPOLE.ASTATEMENTFROMTHEORGANIZATIONSAYS--INPART--"MS.JACKSON'SDEATHHIGHLIGHTSTHENEEDFORLEGISLATORSTOEXPANDMISSISSIPPI'SHATECRIMELAWTOINCLUDESEXUALORIENTATIONANDGENDERIDENTITYASPROTECTEDCATEGORIES".JACKSONPOLICESAYTHEREISNOEVIDENCETOSHOWT GETLOCALBREAKINGNEWSALERTS Thelatestbreakingupdates,deliveredstraighttoyouremailinbox. YourEmailAddressSubmit PrivacyNotice Advertisement ACLU'troubled'bymurderoftransgenderwomaninJackson JPDinvestigatesRoseStreetshooting Share CopyLink Copy {copyShortcut}tocopy Linkcopied! Updated:8:28AMCSTFeb4,2021 AngelaWilliams DigitalMediaManager OfficialswiththeACLUofMississippisaidtheyaretroubledbytheslayingofaBlacktransgenderwomaninJackson.JacksonpolicesaidDedontaeJackson,30,wasshottodeathonJan.25.JacksonwasfoundinsideavehiclethathadcrashedintoautilitypoleonRoseStreetandGrandAvenue,policesaid.TheACLUsaidthevictimwasknownasDominiqueJackson."Whilepolicehavenotnamedasuspect,Ms.Jackson'sdeathhighlightstheneedforlegislatorstoexpandMississippi'shatecrimelawtoincludesexualorientationandgenderidentityasprotectedcategories,"ACLUofficialssaidinastatement.AbillthataddressestheissueisyettobeconsideredbyaMississippiHousecommittee."Blacktransgenderwomenstandinanintersectionwhereviolencedisproportionatelytargetsthem.Expansionofhatecrimelawstoincludesexualorientationandgenderidentitywouldbeacrucialtoolinsecuringjusticeforthesevictimsandsurvivors,"HindsCountyDistrictAttorneyJodyOwenssaid.JacksonpolicesaidthereisnoevidencetoshowJackson'sslayingwasahatecrime.AJacksonPoliceDepartmentspokesmanalsosaidinvestigatorshavenotdeterminedamotivefortheshootingandnoarrestshavebeenmade. JACKSON,Miss.— OfficialswiththeACLUofMississippisaidtheyaretroubledbytheslayingofaBlacktransgenderwomaninJackson.JacksonpolicesaidDedontaeJackson,30,wasshottodeathonJan.25.JacksonwasfoundinsideavehiclethathadcrashedintoautilitypoleonRoseStreetandGrandAvenue,policesaid. Advertisement TheACLUsaidthevictimwasknownasDominiqueJackson."Whilepolicehavenotnamedasuspect,Ms.Jackson'sdeathhighlightstheneedforlegislatorstoexpandMississippi'shatecrimelawtoincludesexualorientationandgenderidentityasprotectedcategories,"ACLUofficialssaidinastatement.AbillthataddressestheissueisyettobeconsideredbyaMississippiHousecommittee."Blacktransgenderwomenstandinanintersectionwhereviolencedisproportionatelytargetsthem.Expansionofhatecrimelawstoincludesexualorientationandgenderidentitywouldbeacrucialtoolinsecuringjusticeforthesevictimsandsurvivors,"HindsCountyDistrictAttorneyJodyOwenssaid. JacksonpolicesaidthereisnoevidencetoshowJackson'sslayingwasahatecrime.AJacksonPoliceDepartmentspokesmanalsosaidinvestigatorshavenotdeterminedamotivefortheshootingandnoarrestshavebeenmade. GoodHousekeeping 24BestHandCreamstoMoisturizeDry,CrackedSkin The15BestandMost-AnticipatedBooksof2022 18BestLeggingsforEveryActivity 45Last-MinuteChristmasGiftsThatAreWayBetterThanCash Loadingmorearticles...