Mahogany Jaquise Jackson.Photo:Birmingham Police Department, Alabama/FacebookA 20-year-old Alabama woman was found dead less than a day after she told her family she was being held hostage.The Birmingham Police Departmentshared to Facebookon Monday that officers responded to a call at 2:19 a.m. local time about a body found on the side of the road at 17th Street Southwest and Laurel Avenue, suffering from an “apparent gunshot wound.“The woman has since been identified as Mahogany Jackson of Jasper, according to a release from Sergeant LaQuitta Wade.Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up forPEOPLE’s free True Crime newsletterfor breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.Police revealed on Sunday that Jackson was reported missing earlier in the day, after she had “not been seen or heard from since” she texted a family member.Jackson’s mother, Gail Maddox, toldAL.comthat she was on her way to pick up family from the airport Sunday when her other daughter called her to tell her she received a disturbing text from Jackson.Maddox then spotted missed calls through Facebook Messenger at 7:46 a.m. local time, as well as a text from Jackson about “being held hostage,” where she shared her location, per the outlet. Jackson also asked her mother to call the police.After both family and Birmingham Police went to the site of Jackson’s location in the messages — Serenity Apartments — a woman who Jackson knew told police that Jackson left at 2 a.m., per AL.com.“I know that’s not true because she sent that message and her location at 7:46 a.m.,’’ Maddox told the outlet Sunday. “Between then and now, I don’t know what happened.“Mahogany Jaquise Jackson.Birmingham Police Department, Alabama/FacebookAccording to police, Birmingham Fire & Rescue pronounced Jackson dead at the scene after she was found “lying on the side of the road.” There is no suspect in custody, as of Monday morning.“I feel it in my stomach,’’ Maddox said on Sunday. “My daughter would never say call the police, but she was afraid and that’s why she asked us to.’’Birmingham Police are encouraging those with any information about the case tocall the department directly.
Mahogany Jaquise Jackson.Photo:Birmingham Police Department, Alabama/Facebook
Birmingham Police Department, Alabama/Facebook
A 20-year-old Alabama woman was found dead less than a day after she told her family she was being held hostage.The Birmingham Police Departmentshared to Facebookon Monday that officers responded to a call at 2:19 a.m. local time about a body found on the side of the road at 17th Street Southwest and Laurel Avenue, suffering from an “apparent gunshot wound.“The woman has since been identified as Mahogany Jackson of Jasper, according to a release from Sergeant LaQuitta Wade.Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up forPEOPLE’s free True Crime newsletterfor breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.Police revealed on Sunday that Jackson was reported missing earlier in the day, after she had “not been seen or heard from since” she texted a family member.Jackson’s mother, Gail Maddox, toldAL.comthat she was on her way to pick up family from the airport Sunday when her other daughter called her to tell her she received a disturbing text from Jackson.Maddox then spotted missed calls through Facebook Messenger at 7:46 a.m. local time, as well as a text from Jackson about “being held hostage,” where she shared her location, per the outlet. Jackson also asked her mother to call the police.After both family and Birmingham Police went to the site of Jackson’s location in the messages — Serenity Apartments — a woman who Jackson knew told police that Jackson left at 2 a.m., per AL.com.“I know that’s not true because she sent that message and her location at 7:46 a.m.,’’ Maddox told the outlet Sunday. “Between then and now, I don’t know what happened.“Mahogany Jaquise Jackson.Birmingham Police Department, Alabama/FacebookAccording to police, Birmingham Fire & Rescue pronounced Jackson dead at the scene after she was found “lying on the side of the road.” There is no suspect in custody, as of Monday morning.“I feel it in my stomach,’’ Maddox said on Sunday. “My daughter would never say call the police, but she was afraid and that’s why she asked us to.’’Birmingham Police are encouraging those with any information about the case tocall the department directly.
A 20-year-old Alabama woman was found dead less than a day after she told her family she was being held hostage.
The Birmingham Police Departmentshared to Facebookon Monday that officers responded to a call at 2:19 a.m. local time about a body found on the side of the road at 17th Street Southwest and Laurel Avenue, suffering from an “apparent gunshot wound.”
The woman has since been identified as Mahogany Jackson of Jasper, according to a release from Sergeant LaQuitta Wade.
Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up forPEOPLE’s free True Crime newsletterfor breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.
Police revealed on Sunday that Jackson was reported missing earlier in the day, after she had “not been seen or heard from since” she texted a family member.
Jackson’s mother, Gail Maddox, toldAL.comthat she was on her way to pick up family from the airport Sunday when her other daughter called her to tell her she received a disturbing text from Jackson.
Maddox then spotted missed calls through Facebook Messenger at 7:46 a.m. local time, as well as a text from Jackson about “being held hostage,” where she shared her location, per the outlet. Jackson also asked her mother to call the police.
After both family and Birmingham Police went to the site of Jackson’s location in the messages — Serenity Apartments — a woman who Jackson knew told police that Jackson left at 2 a.m., per AL.com.
“I know that’s not true because she sent that message and her location at 7:46 a.m.,’’ Maddox told the outlet Sunday. “Between then and now, I don’t know what happened.”
Mahogany Jaquise Jackson.Birmingham Police Department, Alabama/Facebook
According to police, Birmingham Fire & Rescue pronounced Jackson dead at the scene after she was found “lying on the side of the road.” There is no suspect in custody, as of Monday morning.
“I feel it in my stomach,’’ Maddox said on Sunday. “My daughter would never say call the police, but she was afraid and that’s why she asked us to.’’
Birmingham Police are encouraging those with any information about the case tocall the department directly.
source: people.com
