Comment 1, from a detective:

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(Posted on entry ‘Mario Jackson’)

Hi,

I am pleased to see the blog posts and well wishes for the family of Mario Jackson, who along with his friend Tierney Yates was senselessly shot and killed during which should have been a night out to enjoy a televised boxing event. The shooting occurred at a private club, and in attendance were over 20 people who by all accounts were acquaintances. The location is a small building with a well-lighted patio area where the shooting occurred. The incident was most likely precipitated by an argument, which caused someone inside to telephone the police and report a disturbance (before the shooting). I was the homicide detective supervisor at this incident, and for the past 20 years it saddens to see the lack of empathy we have for our friends and neighbors in a time of need. I have mourned for thousands of victims over these years, and have attended as many funerals as I care to remember. Having sat with the Jackson and Yates families on the day of their loved one’s deaths, and knowing that this incident was witnessed by so-called friends, it left me speechless in consoling the families for any hope of solving this double murder. For all those in attendance and witnessed this shooting, know that you have given strength to the person responsible, and that no doubt another life will be taken by him without consequences, unless we stand up for our friends and neighbors.

Detective III Sal LaBarbera
OSB Criminal Gang/Homicide Group
Southeast Squad
(213) 972-7848