‘We never felt comfortable’: Man helping ‘best friend’ move to a new state shot dead by shotgun blast, police say

A Missouri man who traveled to Virginia to help his friend move was fatally shot, and his family members have said they did not want him going there in the first place.

Emmanuel Jackson, 20, was shot and killed on Jan. 23 in Newport News, Virginia, in an incident that the Newport News Police Department said it is still investigating. Police arrested 22-year-old Jaylan Ellis, who lives in the area, and charged him with involuntary manslaughter and discharging a firearm in a building or dwelling.

Jackson’s family members spoke to local ABC affiliate WVEC to express their dissatisfaction with the charges and to remember their lost loved one…

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