Remembering Our Dead

Dominique Jackson

Dominique was found suffering from a gunshot wound after her vehicle crashed into a utility pole. She died at the scene.

Transgender woman, Dominique Jackson, 30, was shot and killed Monday night in Jackson Mississipi. The shooting happened just after 9:30 p.m. on Rose Street at Grand Avenue.

According to investigators, a vehicle struck a utility pole at the scene. A woman, who we identified as 30-year-old Dominique Jackson, was found inside suffering from a gunshot wound. She died at the scene.

WJTV and police misgendered and deadnamed Ms. Jackson, a well-known figure in the local community.

Dominique was a co-founder of BreakOUT! New Orleans, an LGBTQ organisation whose motto is "Fighting the criminalization of LGBTQ youth":

Our hearts are heavy as we learn of the death of Dominique Jackson, a trans organizer who co-founded BreakOUT! in New Orleans. Dominique was found in Jackson, Mississippi. We are holding communities in New Orleans and Jackson in our hearts today as we grieve this loss.

— TransgenderLawCenter (@TransLawCenter) January 29, 2021

Dominique's Facebook profile is https://www.facebook.com/dominique.jackson.71619533.

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https://www.gaycitynews.com/transgender-woman-shot-to-death-in-mississippi/

https://planettransgender.com/transgender-woman-dominique-jackson-murdered-in-mississippi/

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https://www.hrc.org/news/hrc-mourns-dominique-jackson-black-trans-woman-killed-in-mississippi

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https://twitter.com/JacksonMSPolice/status/1354862787181359105

https://twitter.com/JelaniNaji/status/1354905594679996416

https://twitter.com/TransLawCenter/status/1355292609040756738

Report added: 31 Jan 2021. Last updated: 12 Nov 2021

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