Midlothian woman killed in expressway shooting called 911 saying she was being chased, family says

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The household held a cluster of balloons tightly collectively because the sufferer’s mom tried to carry it collectively throughout a memorial Sunday.

As soon as the balloons had been launched, pops of pink weightlessly coloured the skies as gravity introduced down many tears and heavy hearts for the household of 27-year-old -year Darren Jackson.

“It is is unbelievable. It’s indescribable, it is insufferable,” mentioned Jackson’s mom Shauncey Payton. “There’s nothing regular about this. That is tragic. That is that is one thing that no mom ought to need to expertise and I would not want this on some other mom or some other individual.”

Jackson household mentioned the 27-year-old mom and esthetician handed away Saturday after a days-long combat for her life after being shot on the Dan Ryan Expressway final week.

Payton mentioned her daughter was a real lady of magnificence in and out, in addition to a doting mom to her 4-year-old son.

“She was such a courageous lady. She actually was. She was there however every one in all us,” Payton mentioned. “We’re nonetheless in disbelief that we’re not going to have the ability to expertise her spirit any longer right here on this lifetime.”

The evening of the taking pictures, Jackson’s household mentioned she was driving dwelling after choosing up groceries in Oak Park.

Nevertheless, she by no means made it again alive.

Jackson was discovered shot in her automobile on the Dan Ryan Expressway, close to forty seventh Avenue, final Saturday simply after 8:30 p.m., Illinois State Police investigators mentioned.

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Jackson’s household mentioned earlier than the 27-year-old mom was shot, she known as for assist, claiming she was being adopted.

“She known as 911. She wanted assist and he or she knew she wanted assist. And he or she knew that she was being chased,” Payton mentioned.

Jackson’s household mentioned investigators advised them they obtained her name, however by the point they had been in a position to get to her, it was too late.

ISP mentioned early within the investigation that the photographs appeared to come back from somebody inside one other automobile within the space.

Every week later, this household is damaged and begging for solutions.

“If they’ve these excessive definition cameras on the Dan Ryan Expressway and so they they’re newly put in, how come they haven’t been in a position to really see who did this,” Payton mentioned.

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After reaching out, Illinois State Police mentioned the case remains to be beneath investigation. Each ISP and Jackson’s household pleading with the general public for any info that would assist resolve this case, and produce closure and justice to the household.

Police requested anybody who witnessed the taking pictures or has any data of the incident to contact 847-294-4400 or e-mail at ISP.CrimeTips@Illinois.gov. Witnesses can stay nameless.

There have been a minimum of 88 expressway shootings within the Chicago space up to now this 12 months.