$10,000 reward in killing of 18-year-old

For the last two years, Aug. 27 has been a date of grief for the family of Deshawn Dixson.

On that day, Dixson was killed in drive-by shooting in Green Meadows.

This year Aug. 27 brought new grief for the family.

After they visited Dixson's grave in Compton, they learned that his younger brother, Marshawn Jackson, 18, had been killed.

Deputies responded to the 9500 block of Parmelee Avenue in unincorporated Florence-Firestone and found Jackson on the sidewalk with gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

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For the record: An earlier version of this post stated that Compton was the location of Marshawn's Jackson's shooting. The shooting was in unincorporated Florence-Firestone. Also, Deshawn Dixson's last name was misspelled as Dixson and Dixion. Official records incorrectly used the Dixson spelling.

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At a news conference Thursday, Jackson's family held hands and stood alongside Los Angeles County Sheriff's Lt. John Corina, who told reporters what authorities knew about that day.

Shortly after 3 p.m., a young man and a young woman got into an argument with Jackson, then the man pulled out a gun and shot him.  Detectives played video taken from a nearby home that showed the two running from the scene.

Kenya Gatling, Jackson’s mother, tried not to focus on the video as it played. Her dark sunglasses sat crookedly on her face and she repeatedly wiped her eyes.

Christopher Eskridge, a cousin, offered his shoulder for Gatling as comfort. Gatling said that Jackson often played the drums and guitar.

On Sundays, he would play in his father’s church, Los Angeles Restoration Church in South Central. He wanted to be a rapper and would make his own music videos on his phone.

“He was a good son,” she said at the news conference.

On the day of the shooting, family members said that Jackson was visiting friends in the neighborhood where he used to live.  Authorities also believe the suspects either lived in the neighborhood or had friends in the area.

“A lot of people go by the code of the streets, but someone out there has to know something,” said Eskridge, 30, after the news conference. “His face was known in this community.”

For Gatling, the killing of her youngest son brings back the memory of her oldest. In Dixson's case, two men were convicted of murder in late 2014, police said.

“I do believe that our family will see justice again, but I really wish we didn’t have to go through all of this,” Eskridge said.

Now both of Gatling's sons are gone. 

Contact the Homicide Report. And follow @latimeshomicide on Twitter.

UPDATES:

Sept. 19, 11:36 a.m.:This article was updated to correct the location of Jackson's shooting and the spelling of Dixson's last name.

Sept. 30, 6:35 p.m.: This article was updated to correct the spelling of Deshawn Dixon's last name.

Photo: Family members of Marshawn Jackson, who was killed in a shooting Aug. 27, 2015 in Compton, attend a news conference at the Hall of Justice where a reward of $10,000 was offered. Credit: Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times