In the early morning hours of a spring day in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the life of 30-year-old Jessica Dunbar was tragically cut short. On Sunday, May 28, 2017, at approximately 3:20 a.m., Dunbar was fatally shot while she sat in her vehicle. She had just left a party with a relative and was in the 2000 block of Silverest Avenue when the incident occurred.
Emergency services transported her to a local hospital, but she ultimately succumbed to her injuries.
The investigation into the shooting quickly focused on a suspect: Jessica's 31-year-old ex-boyfriend, Demarcus Jackson. The Baton Rouge Police Department issued an arrest warrant for Jackson on charges of second-degree murder and illegal use of a weapon. Authorities stated that Jackson had shot Dunbar before fleeing the scene in a grey Dodge Challenger. He was considered armed and dangerous, and a search for him was initiated.
A few days later, the search for Demarcus Jackson came to a grim conclusion. Police located him at an apartment on Boulevard de Province. After a standoff, during which a single gunshot was reportedly fired from inside the residence, law enforcement found Jackson deceased. His death was determined to be the result of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. The tragic end to the manhunt closed the case on the murder of Jessica Dunbar, leaving a community to mourn her loss. Her funeral services were held on June 10, 2017, as friends and family gathered to remember a life taken too soon.
