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Justin Jackson

Case from Pittsburgh, PA dated May 06, 2008

Victim Details

Justin Jackson

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Pittsburgh

PA

2008-05-06

2008-05-06

19

Justin

Jackson

07/03/2026


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In the spring of 2008, the life of 19-year-old Justin J. Jackson came to a sudden and violent end on a street in the Pittsburgh borough of Mount Oliver. The events that unfolded on the evening of May 6th began when police officers, responding to a report of shots fired in the area, encountered Jackson. The officers, Christian Sciulli and Justin Simoni, stated they saw Jackson and suspected he was carrying a concealed weapon.

According to the police account, the officers exited their vehic ...
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  • Family challenges police account of killing - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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