On a rainy Friday, June 12, 2015, in Mishawaka, Indiana, 22-year-old Precious Jackson was shot and killed near the intersection of Sixth and Logan streets in what authorities describe as a domestic violence incident. Her two toddlers were found wandering in the street nearby after the shooting and had witnessed the event. Precious Jackson was the mother of four children; family members say the children are now being raised by both families.

Investigators identified 18-year-old Tyron Johnson, the father of Jackson’s one-month-old child, as the primary suspect and a warrant was issued. He was arrested the following Tuesday at the Miami Hills Apartment Complex in South Bend and charged with murder. At trial Johnson did not deny the killing; he testified they had been fighting when he pulled out a gun that he said Jackson had originally purchased for his protection. The jury convicted him of murder after nearly seven hours of deliberation and he was sentenced to 60 years. The Indiana Court of Appeals later upheld the murder conviction.

Does anyone have information about Precious Jackson’s life in Mishawaka or about the children’s care after her death?