Current:Home > Contact-usAlabama police find a woman dead on a roadside. Her mom says she was being held hostage.-LoTradeCoin
Alabama police find a woman dead on a roadside. Her mom says she was being held hostage.
View Date:2024-12-23 20:37:20
A 20-year-old woman reported missing Sunday in Alabama after she sent a message to her family saying she was being held hostage has been found dead on a roadside in Birmingham, according to the Birmingham Police Department.
The victim, identified as Mahogany Jaquise Jackson of Jasper, Alabama, was found in southwest Birmingham by a passerby, who called 911 around 2:19 a.m. Monday, police said.
"When officers arrived on the scene, they observed the victim lying unresponsive on the side of the road, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound," said the police in a Monday news release.
Suspects have been taken into custody but haven't been formally charged, police Sgt. LaQuitta Wade told USA TODAY.
"We would like to point out that the victim and suspects were friends and acquaintances," Wade said. "This horrific crime was not a random act of violence."
The investigation is ongoing and the department will share updates as they are made available, she said.
While the officer did not specify how many suspects have been taken into custody, a local news outlet AL.com reported that three women and three men were detained in connection with the case.
When was Mahogany Jackson reported missing?
Jackson was declared a missing person by the Birmingham Police Department around 11:15 p.m. Sunday.
Police said that Jackson was last seen the previous day in a black shirt and blue jeans with a blonde wig.
They said that Jackson had texted a family member earlier in the day around 7:30 a.m. and "has not been seen or heard from since that time."
Arkansas:Woman's body found 'partially decomposed' in plastic bag on the roadside: Reports
Jackson was being 'held hostage,' family says
Meanwhile, Jackson's mother Gail Maddox, in a post on Facebook on Sunday around 3:15 p.m., said that her daughter texted her in the morning saying "she was being held hostage."
Maddox said that her daughter sent her details of her location and asked her to send the police.
While the police did not detail if they went to the location, AL.com reported that family members rushed to Jackson's reported location at an apartment along with the Birmingham police, but that she was nowhere to be found.
The apartment's resident, a woman Jackson knew, was initially reluctant to let the police and the family in. She later allowed them inside and told the police that Jackson had been there but left around 2 a.m. The family told AL.com that they did not see Jackson at the apartment.
Maddox did not immediately respond to USA TODAY's request for a comment.
The police have requested anyone with information on the incident to contact the department's Homicide Unit at 205-254-1764 or Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777.
Saman Shafiq is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at [email protected] and follow her on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter @saman_shafiq7.
veryGood! (4269)
Related
- Kyle Richards Shares an Amazing Bottega Dupe From Amazon Along With Her Favorite Fall Trends
- Some Americans are getting a second Social Security check today. Here's why.
- Trump’s lawyers say he may testify at January trial over defamation damages in sex abuse case
- Magnetic balls sold by Walmart recalled due to choking and injury risks to kids
- Florida Man Arrested for Cold Case Double Murder Almost 50 Years Later
- Federal agency orders recall of hazardous magnetic-ball kits sold at Walmart.com
- A look at Russian missile attacks on Ukrainian targets since the war began in February 2022
- Ellen Pompeo marks return as Meredith Grey in 'Grey's Anatomy' Season 20 teaser
- Watch as massive amount of crabs scamper across Australian island: 'It's quite weird'
- Russell Wilson says Broncos had threatened benching if he didn't renegotiate contract
Ranking
- Jimmy Kimmel, more late-night hosts 'shocked' by Trump Cabinet picks: 'Goblins and weirdos'
- Kathy Griffin files for divorce from husband of almost 4 years: 'This sucks'
- Arizona judge denies a GOP move to block a voter-approved law for transparent campaign financing
- Amtrak detective, New York State trooper save elderly couple, pets from burning RV
- Kansas basketball vs Michigan State live score updates, highlights, how to watch Champions Classic
- Family found dead in sprawling mansion outside Boston in 'deadly incident of domestic violence'
- Alex Murdaugh’s pursuit of a new murder trial is set for an evidentiary hearing next month
- Burundi’s president claims Rwanda is backing rebels fighting against his country
Recommendation
-
Are banks, post offices, UPS and FedEx open on Veterans Day? Here's what to know
-
Cargo ship carrying lithium ion batteries ordered to continue to Alaska despite a fire in cargo hold
-
Trump’s lawyers say he may testify at January trial over defamation damages in sex abuse case
-
Missing teenager found in man’s bedroom under trap door
-
Bridgerton's Luke Newton Details His Physical Transformation for Season 3's Leading Role
-
Michael Cohen says he unwittingly sent AI-generated fake legal cases to his attorney
-
Top global TikToks of 2023: Mr. Bean of math, makeup demo, capybaras!
-
Gypsy Rose marks prison release by sharing 'first selfie of freedom' on social media