Seventeen-year-old Therrell K. TJ Jackson Jr. was shot and killed while walking in the 3200 block of Northeast Excelsior Street in Avondale, just outside Kansas City, Missouri, on the evening of Tuesday, July 30, 2024. Deputies from the Clay County Sheriff’s Office found Jackson in the street after multiple 911 calls about shots fired; he was taken to a nearby hospital and pronounced dead shortly after arrival. Reports describe him as a resident of Kansas City who planned to enter the construction trades and wanted to build a home for his mother.

Investigators determined the shooting was a drive-by incident. Detectives later identified a suspect vehicle as a dark blue or black 1996–1998 Chevrolet Silverado 4x4 Z71 with the driver’s side headlight burned out and released surveillance images and video of the truck. As of late 2024 no arrests had been announced and the Clay County Sheriff’s Office was offering a cash reward through its TIPS Hotline. Jackson’s mother has urged witnesses to come forward.

Did anyone in the Avondale area see that Silverado or anything suspicious the night of July 30?