Jalayah Hackman

Murdered

On July 21, 2017, 20-year-old Jalayah Hackman, a sophomore at the University of North Alabama, was fatally shot in Quinton, Alabama. The incident occurred around midnight during a street party on Church Street in the Quinton community. A confrontation between two men escalated into gunfire, and Jalayah was struck in the neck by a stray bullet while attempting to intervene and de-escalate the situation.

Following the shooting, Jalayah was transported to St. Vincent’s Hospital and late ...Read More

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