In the early morning hours of March 16, 2019, the city of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, was disturbed by an act of violence that claimed the life of 34-year-old Ashton Jackson. A Black male, Jackson was discovered by Pine Bluff police officers around 4:40 a.m. near the area of the Martha Mitchell Expressway and Blake Street. He had sustained what appeared to be a fatal gunshot wound.
Emergency responders were called to the scene, but tragically, Jackson's injuries were too severe.
The deputy coroner pronounced him dead at 5:44 a.m., plunging his family and community into mourning. His death marked the sixth homicide in Pine Bluff for that year, a somber statistic for the city. Ashton Chris Jackson was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, on March 15, 1985, and was survived by his parents and three siblings.
In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, the Pine Bluff Police Department launched a homicide investigation. However, information regarding a potential suspect or suspects was not readily available, and authorities appealed to the public for any information that could lead to an arrest. The investigation into the circumstances surrounding Ashton Jackson's untimely death continued as detectives worked to piece together the events of that fatal morning.
