Melvin Jackson Jr., a 43-year-old African American man, was fatally shot on April 4, 2025, in Houston, Texas. The incident occurred at approximately 2:35 p.m. on Wheeler Avenue, where Houston Police Department officers responded to reports of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers discovered Jackson lying unresponsive in the roadway with a gunshot wound. Paramedics from the Houston Fire Department pronounced him dead at the scene.
Initial investigations suggested that the shooting stemmed fro
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