The failure to solve black homicides fuels a vicious cycle: It deepens distrust of police among black residents, making them less likely to cooperate in investigations, leading to fewer arrests. While police arrested someone in 63 percent of the killings of white victims, they did so in just 47 percent of those with black victims.

In more than 18,600 of those cases, the victim, like Jackman, was black.īlack victims, who accounted for the majority of homicides, were the least likely of any racial group to have their killings result in an arrest, The Post found.

In the past decade, police in 52 of the nation’s largest cities have failed to make an arrest in nearly 26,000 killings, according to a Washington Post analysis of homicide arrest data. “We all know who shot my son,” Skinner said later. She grabbed her youngest son’s hand, yanking him away from the man and back to their car. She froze: It was the same man who she believes killed Jackman. Kaiesha Skinner’s gaze followed her young son and then settled on the man holding the leash. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience.īOSTON - Nearly a year after Aice Jackman was gunned down in the street, his mother and 5-year-old brother walked into a Dunkin’ Donuts, where the boy spotted a pit bull puppy and dashed over to pet it. Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript.

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