Mother dying alongside 5-year-old son in Birmingham triple homicide texted killer’s name, police say

Alabama Woman Used Her Last Breath to Give Police a Major Tip in Her Own Homicide

Back in July 2024, a small family was gunned down in a senseless act of violence. As life was leaving the young mother, she didn’t dial 911. Instead, she sent a critical text message that helped the police begin solving her alleged murder.Read more...

Mother dying alongside 5-year-old son in Birmingham triple homicide texted killer’s name, police say

As Arkia “Kia” Berry was dying alongside her 5-year-old son and her boyfriend inside a vehicle peppered with gunfire, she sent a text message to a friend that contained just one word – Jaco.

Did Murdered Alabama Woman Text Name of Killer to Her Friend?

An Alabama man accused of gunning down a 28-year-old mother, her 5-year-old son, and her boyfriend last July as they sat in her car appeared in court Thursday and was ordered bound over to a grand jury. Prosecutors told the Jefferson County Court that Arkia “Kia” Berry sent out a text as she was dying with a single word: “Jaco,” which they believe identified Jacorian Deshawn McGregor, 25, as the gunman, AL.com reportedh. Berry, her son Landyn Br…