Jam Master Jay

Jason William Mizell (January 21, 1965 – October 30, 2002), better known by his stage name Jam Master Jay, was an American musician and DJ. He was the DJ of the influential hip hop group Run-D.M.C. 

Life
During the 1980s, Run-D.M.C. became one of the biggest hip hop groups."The 50 albums that changed music", No. 40: Run D.M.C.: Run D.M.C. (1984), The Observer, July 16, 2006.The Immortals – The Greatest Artists of All Time: 48) Run–DMC . Rolling Stone. Published April 15, 2004.

Assassination
On October 30, 2002,  Mizell was shot in the head in his studio in Queens in Jamaica, Queens, New York City. He was pronounced dead at the scene. His friend, 25-year-old Urieco Rincon, was shot in the ankle but he survived. 

On August 17, 2020, two men, Ronald Washington and Karl Jordan Jr., were arrested and charged for the murder of Mizell. Before their trials began, a third suspect, Jay Bryant, was arrested on May 30, 2023. He was given a separate trail than the other two. On January 29, 2024, their trials began and they both pled not guilty.

On February 27, 2024, Washington and Jordan were both convicted for killing Mizell.

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Category:1965 births
Category:2002 deaths
Category:20th-century American musicians
Category:American hip hop musicians
Category:American DJs
Category:American murder victims
Category:Musicians from New York City
Category:Rappers from New York (state)
Category:Musicians from Brooklyn
Category:Murders by firearm in the United States