MONROE, N.C. — Another person is facing charges a week after a shooting left 17-year-old Jadyn Rowdy dead in Monroe.
On Tuesday, the Monroe Police Department announced the arrest of 19-year-old Jeremey Anthony Jackson. He is now charged with first-degree murder, attempted murder, assault inflicting serious bodily injury and discharging a firearm into an occupied dwelling.
As of publication, Jackson was still being processed into the Union County Detention Center. Any conditions for his release haven't been set yet.
Jackson is now the second suspect charged in the shooting on June 25 that left Rowdy dead and another teen wounded. The first suspect arrested was 20-year-old Christopher Thomas Barrett, who is facing the same charges as Jackson.
Police said the shooting along North Secrest Avenue unfolded around 9:30 p.m. Rowdy and the other teen were in the yard of a home when another group arrived. An argument followed before escalating into a shooting. Investigators said multiple shooters ran away before police arrived.
Monroe Police thanked the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department and North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation for assistance with Jackson's arrest. However, the investigation is still active. Anyone with information is asked to call Monroe Police at (704) 282-4700 or Crime Stoppers at (704) 283-5600.
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