On the evening of December 27, 2012, 40-year-old African American male Nathaniel T. Jackson was fatally shot in the head while standing outside a convenience store located at Augusta Boulevard and Lavergne Avenue in Chicago's Austin neighborhood. The incident occurred around 9 p.m., and Jackson was transported to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, where he was pronounced dead a few hours later.
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Jackson had been released on parole in August 2012 after serving a prison sentence for robbery. He was known to have gang affiliations, and sources indicated that the shooting was gang-related.
The fatal shooting of Nathaniel T. Jackson marked a grim milestone for the city, becoming Chicago's 500th homicide of 2012. This was the first time since 2008 that the city had reached such a high number of homicides.
As of the latest available reports, no arrests have been made in connection with the death of Nathaniel T. Jackson, and the case remains under investigation.
