Updated: 1:38 p.m., Monday, Sept. 20, 2021
The grandson of Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson has been shot and killed. In a , the Cleveland Division of Police said 24-year-old Frank Q. Jackson was killed around 9 p.m. Sunday. The Cuyahoga County medical examiner said Frank Q.'s body was found in a yard at Anita Kennedy Avenue and East 70th Street, in Cleveland's Kinsman neighborhood.
along with a large number of police officers and other officials. Williams declined to comment.
鈥淚t鈥檚 not my place to say anything, 鈥 . Mayor Jackson has not released a statement. Cleveland City Council President and mayoral candidate . "The sudden loss of a child or grandchild is tragic," he said, and added that the public should respect the family's privacy.
Kelley's opponent in the mayor's race this November, through his campaign's Twitter account. "I'm keeping them in my prayers," he said.
Frank Q. Jackson has had multiple encounters with police. He was slated to appear in court in November on . Police say Frank Q. ignored police orders and drove away from the scene, briefly dragging a police officer who was near the car. He was free on $10,000 bond, according to the Associated Press.
He pleaded guilty in 2020 to misdemeanor assault after a fight with his then-girlfriend. for allegedly beating and choking the young woman and striking her with a metal trailer hitch. after city prosecutors chose not to do so.
Officers who pulled Frank Q. over for an earlier traffic violation in 2017 found him traveling with one passenger who had a handgun next to him in the back seat and another who was wanted for attempted murder. Two months later, in another traffic stop, officers discovered Frank Q. .
In 2019, police investigating the daytime murder of 30-year-old Antonio Parra learned from witnesses that a car seen speeding away from the scene was registered to Frank Q. Jackson. Detectives showed up at the mayor鈥檚 home, where Frank Q. also lives. They left without taking the mayor's grandson into custody.
Several , citing anonymous sources, said , in violation of police department rules . shortly before and after police showed up on the mayor鈥檚 porch. Several were from Mayor Jackson鈥檚 top aide and several from an unknown caller whose number was redacted for security reasons.
Parra's mother has accused the mayor and police chief of interfering in the case, which the mayor denied in a recorded video. Andrea Parra sued the mayor and the police chief in 2019. That case is still working its way through the courts.
The mayor has refused to answer questions about his grandson. He has said he will not apologize for his family.