On the night of February 13, 2026, Jackie Denard Jernigan, 21, was shot and killed in the 4600 block of Elsie Faye Heggins Street in South Dallas. Officers arrived about 10:47 p.m. and found two men had been shot; Dallas Fire-Rescue pronounced Jernigan dead at the scene and a second man was taken to a hospital by private vehicle. The case was logged as incident number 021025-2026 and homicide detectives took over the investigation.

Police appealed to the public in the days after the shooting and have not publicly identified any suspects or a motive. An obituary described Jernigan as a vibrant, multi-sport athlete who brought people together. Does anyone have information about that night or knew Jackie and can help investigators?