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Funeral Planned for Young Woman Killed Outside NW Miami-Dade Home

Friends and family will gather Saturday afternoon to remember a young woman who was shot and killed outside her home in northwest Miami-Dade earlier this month.

The funeral for 24-year-old Precious Jackson will take place at 2 p.m. at the New Beginning Church in Miami Gardens. A large crowd is expected to come out and pay respects to the woman who was gunned down outside her house along Northwest 84th Street and 24th Avenue in West Little River on August 13.

The incident was caught on video, and police are still searching for her killer.

Jackson was coming home from her job as a manager at Checkers when she was fatally shot. Her mother, Tesha Green, described her daughter as well-liked and a hard-worker, and says she has no idea why someone would have targeted her daughter.

"I'm trying to be strong for her because I know that's what she'd want me to do, to help find her killer. The way that they shot her, she didn't deserve that," said Jackson's mother, Tesha Green.

New Beginnings Church has helped the family with funeral costs, and have also held prayer meetings and gatherings to support the family through this difficult time.

A small memorial of candles and stuffed animals also sits outside the church.

Miami-Dade Police have not identified any suspects connected to the crime.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at (305) 471-TIPS.

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