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Demitri Jackson Gets 29-Year Sentence After Guilty Plea in Tray Savage Killing

The plea closes the Chicago case without a public trial.

Overview

  • Jackson pleaded guilty to murder in the 2020 shooting of rapper Tray Savage in Chicago’s Chatham neighborhood and must serve the full 29 years.
  • Prosecutors say Jackson spoke briefly with Kentray Young minutes before returning in a car, blocking Young’s vehicle and opening fire.
  • Chicago police said Young was hit in the neck and shoulder, struck three cars as he tried to drive away, and was pronounced dead at the University of Chicago Medical Center.
  • Authorities did not release a motive for the killing.
  • Investigators identified Jackson through surveillance video and arrested him in Fort Worth, Texas, in 2021, according to reports.