Daily News | Alleged killer of transgender advocate Mar’Quis ‘MJ’ Jackson has been identified
Authorities have identified the person they say killed Mar’Quis “MJ” Jackson, a transgender man who was an advocate in the Philadelphia transgender community, District Attorney Larry Krasner said Wednesday.
Police were called to the house in North Philadelphia on Dec. 14 and found Jackson’s body in the backyard. An autopsy later revealed that he died of multiple blunt force injuries to the head and his death was ruled a homicide.Jackson’s sister, Markiya, spoke at a news conference with Krasner on Wednesday and said she prayed for the swift apprehension of her brother’s killer.
“I even asked the detectives why they haven’t put his picture on TV,” Tara Jackson said. “I know somebody knows where he’s at. Like I’ve said before, the streets talk.” Jackson and Jackson-McDonald were among 38 transgender or gender non-conforming people who were killed across the nation last year, according to research by theBetween 2017 and 2021, at least 175 transgender people were killed nationwide, according to an investigation byCrimes against the LGBTQ community, including assault and murder, are not recognized as hate crimes under Pennsylvania law.
Tara Jackson remembers her son as “very smart” and a truly good person, always willing to help anybody in need.
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