Jacobi Marcelle.Photo:Promyss Marcelle/GoFundMe
Promyss Marcelle/GoFundMe
Jacobi Jones, 4, was killed in their Rosedale, Md., residence during a “domestic-related assault” that left his mother Promyss Marcelle and 1-year-old sister injured, according toBaltimore County police. (The victim was identified as Jacobi Sa’Fiir Marcelle in hisobituary).
Jacobi’s father, 30-year-old Mark C. Jones allegedly shot himself during the incident but survived; he was later arrested in connection with the incident, police announced on Dec. 29.
Mark Jones.Baltimore Police Department
Baltimore Police Department
Jacobi asked his father to leave the room, but then Jones allegedly got a handgun out of a backpack and began to load it, per police.
Marcelle, who was with her children on the bed, then “heard a ‘boom’ and felt the back of her shirt get wet, and she fell to the floor,” the charging documents state.
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“Even if you’re [lonely] or you want to make your family…it’s not worth it,” she told11 Newsin an exclusive interview.
“[T]ake my story, now that I was forced to leave, basically, I don’t have my son,” she added.
During a community walk organized locally for domestic violence awareness, Marcelle recalled Jacobi’s excitement about Christmas,FOX 45 Newsreported.
“He kept trying to open the presents but I would tell him you’ve got to wait till Christmas. And he never got to open those presents,” she said. “But I’m just keeping my son’s name alive.”
She told the outlet Jacobi would “light up a room” and was “always smiling.”
“Grieving the loss of my son has been the most unbearable thing I’ve ever had to deal with,” Marcelle wrote in the GoFundMe set up to assist with funeral and recovery costs.
Jacobi Marcelle.Promyss Marcelle/GoFundMe
An attorney listed for him was not reachable. The court records did not indicate any plea information.
If you are experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or go tothehotline.org. All calls are toll-free and confidential. The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.
If you suspect child abuse, call the Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-4-A-Child or 1-800-422-4453, or go to www.childhelp.org. All calls are toll-free and confidential. The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.
source: people.com
