Deon J. Hampton is a national reporter for NBC News.
The mother of a University of Southern Mississippi football player who was found fatally shot in his car this week said he would call her every day after practice to check in and that he had no known enemies. Adrian Jackson said in an interview Thursday that she didn't know why anyone would kill her 21-year-old son, Marcus Daniels Jr., a natural athlete who was known to friends and family as MJ, a reference to basketball great Michael Jordan.
Daniels, of Lucedale, Mississippi, played for the University of Mississippi before transferring to USM. He had been a standout player at George County High School, the university said. As the investigation continued, Hattiesburg Mayor Toby Barker urged the public to come forward with information about the shooting. “This is an awful situation,” Barker wrote on Facebook. “Do not stay quiet; this is YOUR community. If you know something, say something.
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