Dametrius McClain-Jackson, 20, was killed on August 23, 2023, in an attack that began as a planned revenge plot. A former football standout at Coatesville Area Senior High School and a player for Lycoming College, McClain-Jackson was with six friends in a stolen Chevrolet Traverse when they went to a Community Lane home to confront a rival linked to an earlier shooting. He and three others exited the vehicle and gunfire erupted.

McClain-Jackson was struck in the back and later pronounced dead at Paoli Hospital; an autopsy found a gunshot wound to the torso and the death was ruled a homicide. Investigators say the fatal shot was fired by one of his own co-conspirators. The six surviving companions were arrested and charged in connection with the attack.

The case raises difficult questions about responsibility when a group arms itself for revenge and violence breaks out. If anyone knew Dametrius, his whereabouts that night, or saw the stolen Chevrolet Traverse, please share what might help the investigation.