Jacoby Lee Jackson was 25 when he was shot dead on November 22, 2020, on Glasshouse Street in Beaumont, Texas. Born November 27, 1994, he had attended Central High School and ABC Welding School and was working toward a career in comedy, performing locally. He is described as a devoted family member whose death left the community grieving.

Court filings say the shooting took place outside a party house after an encounter with 22-year-old Deshaun Tremaine Manuel, who allegedly had an earlier altercation with Jacoby and had tried to hit on Jacoby’s girlfriend. Prosecutors said Manuel asked Jacoby to step outside, shot him in the head, then shot him again in the back. Manuel turned himself in four days later and was indicted for first-degree felony murder; Joseph Matthews was also indicted but had not been tried.

Does anyone who knew Jacoby or was at the party house that night have information that could clarify what happened?