Friends remembering tattoo artist shot, killed in Stowe Township

STOWE TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Close friends of a local tattoo artist who was shot and killed in Stowe Township are sharing more about the type of person he was.

Bryan Jackson, 31, was a father, friend and loved to help others.

"Everybody loves him. He just had this aura. He was a peacemaker," said April Arroyo, a friend of Jackson.

You can now customize your WPXI News App to receive alerts to Allegheny County news. CLICK HERE to find out how.

Jackson died doing what he loved. He was a well known tattoo artist.

"He had a great clientele here," Arroyo said.

Jackson's life was suddenly taken moments after he finished a client's tattoo. Arroyo said she heard gunshots in her house, then saw Jackson's client, Terrance Murphy, walk down the stairs.

TRENDING NOW:

"He didn't run out of my house. He walked down the steps. He shut the door behind him," Arroyo said.

Arroyo then went upstairs.

"When I got up there, he’s still on the floor and his foot's on the tattoo gun, and all I could hear was zzzzzz," Arroyo said.

To help the family with funeral expenses, click HERE.

She said she works in the medical field. She called 911 and tried everything to help, but Jackson didn't make it.

Police arrested Murphy the same day and charged with Jackson's killing -- something police say isn't usual.

"The detective told me that they never had so many people help in a case of murder like everybody gave information. Nobody was hesitant," Arroyo said.

Cox Media Group