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Metairie man shot and killed in field identified by coroner

The shooting happened early Wednesday morning in Metairie.

Metairie man shot and killed in field identified by coroner

The shooting happened early Wednesday morning in Metairie.

A FEW MORE MINUTES. RIGHT NOW, FAMILY MEMBERS OF A METAIRIE MAN SHOT TO DEATH SAY THEY ARE JUST SHATTERED. AND OFFICERS SAY THEIR SON AND BROTHER WAS KILLED EARLY THIS MORNING IN A FIELD ON NORTH ELM STREET. WDSU REPORTER ELIZABETH KUEBEL IS LIVE, WITH MORE TRACKING. THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN THIS ONGOING INVESTIGATION. AND ELIZABETH, YOU’RE HEARING TONIGHT FROM TOREY JACKSON’S LOVED ONES. YES, WE ARE. AND YOU CAN JUST IMAGINE THEIR SHOCK WAKING UP THIS MORNING AS OFFICERS ARE NOW LOOKING FOR LEADS IN THIS CASE. IT’S JUST UNBELIEVABLE. A FAMILY IN DISBELIEF AFTER THEY SAY 44 YEAR OLD TOREY JACKSON, A FATHER, SON AND BROTHER, WAS SHOT AND KILLED OVERNIGHT ALONG THIS METAIRIE STREET. HIS MOM DESCRIBES WAKING UP TO THE NEWS. I HEARD HER HOLLERED MY NAME, MAMA, MAMA, MAMA! SHE HIT THE DOOR. MAMA! SHE CAME IN. SHE SAID, MAMA, MAMA. I SAY, TOREY DEAD. THAT’S THE FIRST THING I SAID. SHE DIDN’T WANT TO SAY IT RIGHT AWAY. I SAID THURSDAY, SHE SAID YEAH, MAMA. SHE SAID YEAH. I SAID, LET ME GO SEE HIM BEFORE THE PEOPLE COME. THE POLICE COME. JSO SAYS OFFICERS WERE CALLED OUT TO NORTH ELM STREET JUST BEFORE 5 A.M. THAT IS WHERE THEY SAY THEY FOUND JACKSON DEAD IN A FIELD. DEPUTIES SAY HE’D BEEN SHOT. AT LEAST ONCE. NEIGHBORS PAINT A PICTURE OF THE EARLY MORNING CRIME SCENE. I WOKE UP THIS MORNING TO GO TO DIALYSIS AND RIGHT HERE ON THIS CORNER, THIS WHOLE STREET WAS BLOCKED OFF BY POLICE OFFICERS. FOR ME TO GET IN MY VAN, FOR ME TO GO TO DIALYSIS. JACKSON’S LOVED ONES DIDN’T KNOW THE CIRCUMSTANCES BEHIND THE SHOOTING. NEITHER DID JSO. BUT FAMILY WANTS THE GUN VIOLENCE TO END AND IS PLEADING FOR CLOSURE. MY MOM, I HOPE THEY GET JUSTICE. I NEED JUSTICE FOR THEM. FOR REAL. BECAUSE HE DIDN’T HAVE TO TAKE MY BABY. AND JPSO DOESN’T HAVE A SUSPECT OR A MOTIVE TO PASS ALONG RIGHT NOW. THE FAMILY IS ASKING THAT IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING TO PLEASE REACH OUT TO OFFICERS. REPORTING LIVE IN METAIRIE.
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Metairie man shot and killed in field identified by coroner

The shooting happened early Wednesday morning in Metairie.

The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating a murder in Metairie.According to JPSO, deputies found a man shot and killed in a field on the 500 block of N. Elm Street Wednesday at around 4:50 a.m.The Jefferson Parish coroner has identified the man as Tory Jackson, 44, of Metairie. Jackson was suffering from a gunshot wound and was pronounced dead on the scene.There is no motive or suspect information at this time.Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call JPSO's Homicide Section at 504-364–5300 or contact Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111.

The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating a murder in Metairie.

According to JPSO, deputies found a man shot and killed in a field on the 500 block of N. Elm Street Wednesday at around 4:50 a.m.

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The Jefferson Parish coroner has identified the man as Tory Jackson, 44, of Metairie.

Jackson was suffering from a gunshot wound and was pronounced dead on the scene.

There is no motive or suspect information at this time.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call JPSO's Homicide Section at 504-364–5300 or contact Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111.