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Ariah Jackson

Case from Pontiac, MI dated Mar 18, 2022

Victim Details

Ariah Jackson

Female

Black / African American

Pontiac

MI

2022-03-18

7

Ariah

Jackson

07/13/2026

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In what has been described as a senseless act of gang-related violence, seven-year-old Ariah Jackson was fatally shot on Friday, March 18, 2022, in Pontiac, Michigan. The young girl had just returned home from school with her mother and three other children when the incident occurred.

That afternoon, Ariah's 30-year-old mother had picked up her two children and two nieces from the school bus stop. She noticed an orange SUV with two men inside drive past them. As she pulled into her drivew ...
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  • WDIV: Morning 4: Suspected gunman arrested in fatal shooting of 7-year-old Pontiac girl; Pfizer recalls blood pressure meds
  • MI Headlines: Pontiac Teenager Charged in Fatal Drive-by Shooting Death of 7 yr old Child | MI Headlines
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