COATESVILLE, PA \u2014 Six suspects were arrested on first-degree murder and related charges in the Aug. 23 gunshot slaying of 20-year-old Dametirus McClain-Jackson of Coatesville, a former football standout at Coatesville Area Senior High.<\/p>\n
McClain-Jackson was found lying in the middle of Lime Street at the intersection of Madison Avenue with a gunshot wound to the chest, police said. The victim was taken to Paoli Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.<\/p>\n
An investigation disclosed that the shooting was in retaliation for an Instagram post of another shooting involving a rival group.<\/p>\n McClain-Jackson was killed by one of the six suspects, as he and the six suspects were trying to shoot a rival in Coatesville, according to police.<\/p>\n Coatesville Police Chief Jack Laufer said retaliatory shootings over past disputes or perceived transgressions between individuals or groups, will not be tolerated by the citizens of Coatesville.<\/p>\n \u201cThose who participate in these crimes will be identified, arrested, and prosecuted,\u201d Laufer said. <\/p>\n These suspects are in Chester County Prison without bail awaiting trial on first-degree murder and related charges:<\/p>\n Police said McClain-Jackson and the six suspects drove around Coatesville in a stolen vehicle searching for a rival and his friends in response to the Instagram post about a prior shooting.<\/p>\n Ultimately, the group arrived in the area of Community Lane, and McClain-Jackson, Rochester-Cottle, White, and Lara-Ortiz exited the vehicle with firearms and approached a property in the 400 block of Community Lane. <\/p>\n The group saw their rivals and began to shoot. White left the scene on foot, while McClain-Jackson, Rochester-Cottle, and Lara-Ortiz returned to the stolen vehicle.<\/p>\n McClain-Jackson then told the others he had been shot. <\/p>\nFind out what's happening in West Chesterwith free, real-time updates from Patch.<\/h2>\n
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