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Diamond Jackson-McDonald

Age 27

24 Nov 2022
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA)
Shot

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Diamond Jackson-McDonald
Diamond Jackson-McDonald [photo: phillyda.org]

Diamond was found shot to death inside her mother’s apartment on the 400 block of Manheim Street in the city’s Germantown neighborhood on the morning of November 24.

Investigators said the door to the apartment was open and there were no obvious signs of forced entry. Media sources say she may have known her killer. She was shot multiple times and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Loved ones are mourning a transgender woman who was murdered in Philadelphia on Thanksgiving. As police investigate, NBC10’s Miguel Martinez-Valle tells us more about the victim who was a beloved and active member of the community.

[Deadname] “Diamond” Jackson-McDonald was found shot to death inside her mother’s apartment on the 400 block of Manheim Street in the city’s Germantown neighborhood on the morning of November 24. Investigators said the door to the apartment was open and there were no obvious signs of forced entry. Jackson-McDonald was shot multiple times and pronounced dead at the scene.

"I just want the world to know that Diamond was my rock, my shoulder, my child whom I love with every inch of me of what I have left to give,” Linda Jackson, Jackson-McDonald's mother, said. “Whoever you are, you took away my gem, my Diamond, someone whom was all about her family and friends. You tore many hearts and we will not rest until we get justice. I will not sleep until you are caught. You may not have to answer to me now, but you will have to answer to God. You reap what you sow."

https://www.phillyvoice.com/transgender-woman-shahere-diamond-jackson-mcdonald-fatal-shooting-death-germantown-thanksgiving-day/

https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/video/philadelphia-officials-speak-out-after-another-murder-of-transgender-person/

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Report added: 2 Dec 2022. Last updated: 9 Nov 2023

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