On January 30, 2021, 11-year-old JaCorbie Rashad Wallace was shot and later died after a welfare check at his family’s Saint Paul, Minnesota, home. Officers were called because a relative was concerned for JaCorbie’s mother, D’Zondria Deanternette Wallace; she reassured police when they checked the residence, and left. Family members who returned later found D’Zondria and 14-year-old La’Porsha Nashay Wallace dead and JaCorbie gravely injured. Before he died, JaCorbie told police a man named Keith had shot them.

Friends and family reported a history of abusive behavior by Jones toward D’Zondria, including a December 2020 break-in and assault during which he fired a gun the next morning. After the shootings Jones was taken into custody and reportedly confessed, saying he killed La’Porsha and JaCorbie because he believed their mother was playing mind games and corrupting the children. Jones was charged with three counts of second-degree murder.

Does anyone have information about the family, the earlier threats, or the December 2020 incident that could help clarify what led to this tragedy?