In the early morning hours of February 22, 2016, the life of 35-year-old Jermaine Antonio Jackson was tragically cut short in Hampton, Virginia. Responding to a call of shots fired just before 4 a.m. in the 500 block of Powhatan Parkway, police discovered Jackson inside a vehicle, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was rushed to a local hospital but succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at 4:23 a.m.
Jermaine Antonio Jackson, a Hampton native born on August 2, 1980,
was a father of eight and a graduate of Phoebus High School. His sudden and violent death left his family and community in mourning. In the immediate aftermath, law enforcement began an intensive investigation into the shooting, appealing to the public for any information that could lead to the identification of those responsible.
Initial reports from the Hampton Police Division indicated that there was no information on a suspect. However, details later emerged that witnesses had seen a Black female inside the vehicle with Jackson at the time of the shooting. Despite this lead, the investigation into Jermaine Antonio Jackson's murder has stretched on for years without a publicly identified suspect or any arrests being made. His case is now considered a cold case, one of the many unsolved homicides in the city of Hampton. The circumstances surrounding his death remain a painful mystery for his loved ones, as they continue to await justice for a life taken too soon.
