Mother of man murdered in Buffalo demands change

Evelyn Pratcher will never forget July 1st.

She will never forget a specific spot off of Delaware Avenue, across the street from Canisius High School.

I WANT THAT NURSINGHOME SHUT DOWN.A GRIEVING MOTHERIS CALLING FORJUSTICE AND CALLINGFOR CHANGE AFTERHER SON WASMURDERED.GOOD EVENING.IT HAS BEEN ALMOSTTWO WEEKS SINCESHARIFF JACKSON THESECOND WAS SHOTAND KILLED.POLICE BELIEVE HEWAS TARGETED.JACKSON WAS FROMGEORGIA -- BUT WASIN BUFFALO WITH HISGIRLFRIEND -- WHOWORKED HERE AS ANURSE EVERY OTHERWEEKEND.NEW AT 11 -- JEFFRUSACK HEARS FROMJACKSON'S MOTHERABOUT THE ONE THINGSHE SAYS COULDHAVE SAVED HERSON'S LIFE.EVELYN PRATCHERWILL NEVER FORGETJULY 1ST.SHE WILL NEVERFORGET THIS SPOTOFF OF DELEWAREAVENUE.JULY FIRST, MY SONWAS HERE, TO PICK HISFIANCE UP FROM WORKAND HE WAS BRUTALYMURDERED.HER SON WAS 28 YEAROLD SHARIF JACKSONTHE SECOND... AFATHER TO 4,INCLUDING 6 MONTHOLD TWINS.HIS MOTHER SAYS,HE'S FROM GEORGIA..AND HIS FIANCE WASONLY HERE FOR ATEMPORARY JOB ATBUFFALO COMMUNITYHEALTH CARECENTER.BUFFALO POLICE SAYTHE SHOOTING WASTARGETED.PRATCHER WOULDN'TCOMMENT ON THEINVESTIGATION OFHER SON'S DEATH..BUT SHE DOESBELIEVE THINGSWOULD BE DIFFERENTIF THE BUFFALOCOMMUNITY HEALTHCARE CENTER TOOKDIFFERENT SECURITYSTEPS.IF THERE WAS ASECURITY GUARDTHERE, I BELIEVE MYSON'S LIFE WOULDHAVE BEEN SAVED.WE REACHED OUT TOTHE NURSING HOME'SPARENT COMPANY,THE GRANDREHABILITATION ANDNURSING TO ASKABOUT SECURITYPROCEDURES.WE ARE AWAITING ARESPONSE.PRATCHER SAYSSOMETHING NEEDS TOBE DONE TO PREVENTANOTHER TRAGEDY.I'M SPEAKING OUT FORMY SON.

I WANTJUSTICE FOR MY SON.AND I'M ALSOSPEAKING FOR THESECITIZENS AT BUFFALOCOMMUNITY HEALTHCARE.IN BUFFALO JEFFRUASCK 7 EWN.YOU REOPEN IF IT ISSAFE TO REOPEN.

HOWDO YOU KNOW IF IT'SSAFE?

YOU LOOK ATTHE DATA.