Hutch Allen Jackson, 30

July 18, 2009, 6:06 a.m.

Hutch Jackson, a 30-year-old white man, was shot in the head and died July 18. He was shot in the 1200 block of West 71st Street in Vermont-Slauson, according to the Los Angeles County coroner's office.

-- Anthony Pesce

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HUTCH ,,,,,,,,there are no words i can use to describe the level of pain i feel,,,,,,you were a hell of a father,,,,,a damn good husband,,,,,,and last but not least you were the best friend anyone could ever hope for,,,,,,for those who didn't know him,,,,,you truly missed out,,,,,ppl like hutch come around once in a lifetime,,,,I met hutch in long beach cali,,,,,we lived in the same apt building,,,,we instantly clicked,,,,hung out everyday,,,,our families had cookouts together,,,,my daughter played w/ jj,,,,,my girl and elizabeth got along,,,,,,so we were GOOD,,,,,bout a year or so later we both moved away from that particular building but stayed in constant contact,,,,,all i know is one day he was in cali ,,,,,,,next day he's in arkansas w/ his family,,,,i guess him nd his wife had taken a break,,,,,,hutch was doing well for himself or @least thats what he told me,,,,after leaving arkansas he moved to vegas for a brief period,,,,,,eventually coming back to california nd living w/his wifes family,,,,when he came back everything was back to normal w/us hanging out,,,,a few weeks after moving back hutch expressed to me that he wasn't happy in cali anymore,,,,he told me him and his wife were on the "outs",,,,,,he also explained that while living outta state he found out she had a new BF tht her family knew about,,,,,yet everyone played dumb,,,,i tried convincing him otherwise,,,,,but he had his mind made up she was cheating,,,,,{this was on a wednesday},,,,,,on thursday i get home and my dad tells me hutch was here looking for you,,,,,he had rode a scooter all the way from elizabeths moms house to fkn vernon nd vermont where i stayed to come see me,,,,my father said he waited bout an hour or so then left and said "TELL EM' I'LL SEE EM LATER",,,,i nvr heard from my friend tht day,,,,infact those were the last words i ever heard from him,,,,,i had jst come from a birthday party a couple days later and received a txt tellin' me my bestfriend was shot in the head nd died on the way to the hospital,,,,,i cry everytime i think about how jj and david will only have stories of their father,,,,they'll nvr get to see the great man he was,,,,he had so much to teach them,,,,,he had so much to offer anyone who came across him,,,it's just sad asf such a wonderful person would be taken from us so soon,,,,,I LOVE YOU BROTHER,,,,ND I KEEP YOUR FAMILY IN MY PRAYERS...love always ur friend Joseph

— friend of hutch Nov. 16, 2015 at 7:51 a.m.