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The Murder of Jam Master Jay
Jamaica, New York, United StatesOctober 30, 2002
Jason Mizell, the iconic DJ of hip-hop group Run-DMC known as Jam Master Jay, was shot and killed in his recording studio in Jamaica, Queens, on October 30, 2002. The case remained cold for nearly two decades. In 2020, federal prosecutors indicted Karl Jordan Jr. and Ronald Washington, alleging the killing was drug-related. A jury convicted both men in 2023.