Mahogany Jackson’s video is circulating on social media, sparking outrage. Yet many condemned the video, others are searching for Mahogany Jackson video on Twitter.
According to the details, a 20-year-old woman, Mahogany Jackson, reported missing Sunday in Alabama after she sent a message to her family saying she was being held hostage has been found dead on a roadside in Birmingham, according to the Birmingham Police Department.
The victim, identified as Mahogany Jaquise Jackson of Jasper, Alabama, was found in southwest Birmingham by a passerby, who called 911 around 2:19 a.m. Monday, police said.
“When officers arrived on the scene, they observed the victim lying unresponsive on the side of the road, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound,” said the police.
Eight people, four men and four women, have been arrested in connection to Jackson’s death, according to Birmingham police. They all face a number of charges which include capital murder, felony murder, first-degree sodomy and first-degree kidnapping.
Jefferson Co. DA condemns sharing graphic video of Mahogany Jackson online
Leaders are asking the public to help a family who is already going through the unimaginable. The story is hard for some to listen to, and it has impacted not only Mahogany Jackson’s family and friends, but total strangers who were shaken by this shocking crime.
Family and friends gathered Thursday evening, Feb. 29, to honor Jackson’s life and legacy after police say she was held against her will and tortured before she was killed.
Birmingham Police have arrested seven people in connection with her death, and have said some of these people recorded parts of the attack on Jackson. We have received reports that the video is being found online.
That video was described by law enforcement as “heinous” and “disgusting.”
Jefferson County’s district attorney is pleading with the public to not share the video out of respect to the family.
“There’s some aspects of this situation I know are devastating to that family, and to see it reenacted on a video – it almost places you there, and then to see people share it over and over, and I know some people may be sharing it for entertainment value or whatever, which is sad in and of itself,” said Danny Carr. “At the end of the day, have some respect for them as well, have some respect for the family, have some respect for Mahogany.”
Police said that they are confident that they have all the suspects in this case in custody.