Rashid Jackson was sentenced to federal prison for illegally possessing a firearm and using it to shoot people on Christmas morning in 2019. (U.S. Attorney's Office)
CHICAGO - A man was sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison for illegally possessing a firearm and using it to shoot at individuals on Christmas morning in 2019.
Shortly after 11:15 a.m. on Dec. 25, 2019, Rashid Jackson fired three shots from a semiautomatic handgun at individuals in the middle of a residential street in Chicago’s South Shore neighborhood.
CPD officers patrolling the area after the shooting arrested Jackson approximately half a block from the scene.
Jackson, 27, of Chicago, pleaded guilty earlier this year to a charge of illegal possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
This browser does not support the Video element.
Jackson had previously been convicted of multiple felony offenses in state court and was prohibited by federal law from possessing a firearm.
A federal judge sentenced him to 100 months in prison.
Rashid Jackson (U.S. Attorney's Office)