Amilleon Kalaan Jackson was an 18-year-old from Texarkana, Texas, who was shot and killed on December 22, 2019. Known to family and friends as AJ, he was born December 14, 2001, was working toward his GED, employed at Take 5 Oil Change, enjoyed working on cars with his father, and pursued rap under the name Lil’ Ace.

When Amilleon tried to flee after realizing the meeting was a robbery, the juvenile shooter fired five times, striking him in the back. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Christopher Cross, then 20, and the juvenile were arrested and charged with capital murder; Cross was held with bail set at $1 million and the juvenile held in a juvenile facility. The case prompted multiple litigations and investigations.

Amilleon’s family — including his mother Heather Humes, father Rodney Bo Jackson, siblings and his girlfriend Serenity Danner — remembered him as bright and family-oriented.