Eric Jackson was 38 when he was fatally shot in the early morning hours of February 23, 2019. Jackson, a Black man from Shawnee, Kansas, was leaving his job in the industrial Fairfax area of Kansas City, Kansas, shortly after 1:30 a.m. in the 200 block of Kindleberger Road when gunfire erupted.

Officers arriving on scene found Jackson with life-threatening gunshot wounds; he was taken to a nearby hospital and later died. Investigators with the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department stated the shooting did not appear to be random and that Jackson had likely been specifically targeted as he left work. Detectives publicly asked for tips and said they were actively following leads, but no suspect information or arrests have been released.

If anyone was in the Fairfax area that morning or has information about who might have targeted Jackson, please come forward and contact the authorities.