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Gun Shot Fatality

On June 19, 2022 at approximately 9:59 P.M., the Freeport Police Department was notified by the Freeport Memorial Hospital (FHN) that a subject had been privately transported to the hospital after sustaining a gunshot wound. The victim is identified as Daquaveon Jackson, aged 23 of Freeport. Jackson succumbed to his injuries and died at the hospital.

During the investigation, officers learned the shooting occurred in the unit block of North Greenfield Drive, just prior to Jackson’s transportation to the hospital in a private vehicle. It is believed the sh...