In the quiet hours shortly before midnight on January 24, 2019, tragedy struck the community of New Ellenton, South Carolina. Rakeem R. Jackson, a 20-year-old Black male, was found lifeless inside a vehicle parked near the intersection of Valley Avenue and Shady Lane. Local residents described the scene as chaotic, with the sound of gunfire ripping through the neighborhood in a manner some witnesses compared to a war zone. Authorities arriving at the scene discovered that Jackson had been shot t
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