Have you seen Terry Jackson? Racine police search for man wanted in fatal shooting of Brittany Booker
Racine police released more photos Friday of the man wanted in the fatal shooting of a mother of six, urging anyone with information on his location to call authorities.
"We want the public to see all sides of Terry Jackson and do not want him to be hiding in plain sight," Sgt. Kristi Wilcox said in an email.
Jackson, 42, is accused of killing Brittany Booker, 30, last weekend, Racine police said.
Booker's oldest son called police about 9:30 a.m. Sunday to report his mother was missing and not answering her phone, according to court records. He had checked the doorbell cameras and saw his mother leaving the house about 5:30 a.m. with an unknown man.
Officers found Booker's body later that day inside her car. She had suffered multiple injuries, including a gunshot wound to her head, police said.
Racine police quickly identified Jackson as a suspect. He already had pending charges, including attempted homicide, for a February attack on Booker and a friend of hers, court records show. The friend had previously been in a relationship with Jackson.
The attack on Feb. 27 occurred inside George’s Tavern on Main Street. Police found Booker and her friend covered in blood after Jackson had beaten them with a hammer, according to a criminal complaint.
Jackson was charged March 15 in the tavern attack and an earlier incident involving Booker's friend. A warrant was issued for his arrest. Racine police and the U.S. Marshal have been searching for Jackson since then, but did not ask the public for help until after Booker was killed.
“My daughter was scared every day,” Leonard Larry, Booker’s father, told the Journal Times this week.
Racine police said Jackson has ties to the Chicago area. Earlier this week, police arrested three women accused of helping Jackson evade authorities after the hammer attack. Jackson is believed to have used one of the women's vehicles, a Jeep Grand Cherokee, to drive to Booker's house the morning of the homicide, according to police.
Booker has been remembered as a loving mother of six. Her children range in age from 2 to 13 years old. Crime Stoppers is offering a $2,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of Jackson.
"The more his pictures get shared, the quicker the Racine Police Department can bring Brittany Booker and her family some justice," Wilcox said.
Anyone with information is asked to call Racine police investigator and U.S. Marshal Task Force Officer Mike Seeger at (262) 939-2437 or Lt. Hanns Freidel at (262) 635-7761.
Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (262) 636-9330 or use the P3 app.
Contact Ashley Luthern at ashley.luthern@jrn.com. Follow her on Twitter at @aluthern.
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Racine police search for Terry Jackson in homicide of Brittany Booker
