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Jamal Smith receives life sentence in fatal Hwy 169 road rage shooting

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MINNEAPOLIS — The Boughton family’s yearlong wait for justice is over, even if it required an additional 16 hours for jury deliberations.

“This family has stayed in the light,” a tearful Kristin Boughton, the widow of Jay Boughton, said after a jury delivered a verdict convicting Jamal Smith of Boughton’s murder. “That has been our guiding force and factor. We’ve stayed out of anger and we’ve stayed in the light.”

The guilty verdict on three counts, including murder, will send Smith to prison for a life sentence. According to prosecutors, Smith shot and killed Boughton on July 6, 2021, after the drivers had an altercation on Highway 169 in Plymouth. In the days following the incident, the police chief called the shooting “one of the most tragic events” he’s witnessed in his 20 years of policing.


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The other two counts included charges of aiding and abetting a murder and illegal possession of weapons.

“We miss Jay so much,” Kristin said Thursday. “He was a loving father and loving husband and a best friend to so many people, and today is just a step in the right direction.”

Prosecutors called more than 30 witnesses and shared more than 100 exhibits over the course of the seven-day trial, which began on July 11. 

“I never wavered from the Plymouth police finding him. I always knew in my heart they would,” she added.

From the outset, prosecutors described Smith as ticked off when Boughton honked and then gestured at his driving. The defense maintained there was no way he could drive and shoot, and implied it was someone else in the car who opened fire.

Following the opening statements, Kristin Boughton was the first witness to take the stand and testify.

“This has been the most painful experience of our lives,” she lamented, adding that Monday, July 11, would’ve been Jay’s 58th birthday.

The victim’s 16-year-old son, Harrison Boughton, was also called as he was in the vehicle at the time of the shooting as he and his father drove home from a baseball game.

Harrison Boughton said the other car was “driving fast, getting close enough to make us swerve out of the way.” He said his dad beeped his horn and “flipped off” the driver of that vehicle. Moments later he heard noise, glass breaking, and saw a circle in the window. Their vehicle crashed and he called 911.

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CHICAGO (CBS) — Two Jewish students were physically attacked at DePaul University Wednesday afternoon, the university said.

DePaul University President Robert L. Manuel said in a letter to the community that the attack occurred around 3:20 p.m. Wednesday in front of the Student Center on the Lincoln Park Campus, at 2250 N. Sheffield Ave. Masked attackers punched the students as they “visibly” showed support for Israel, Manuel wrote.

The students suffered physical injuries, but declined medical treatment, Manuel wrote.

“We are outraged that this occurred on our campus. It is completely unacceptable and a violation of DePaul’s values to uphold and care for the dignity of every individual,” Manuel wrote. “The university is actively working with the Chicago Police Department to investigate this incident so that they can determine whether to classify it as a hate crime that targeted our students because of their Jewish identity. We will do all we can to hold those responsible accountable for this outrageous incident.”

Manuel also emphasized that DePaul will do everything possible to ensure that the university is a safe and welcoming place for its whole community.

“We recognize that for a significant portion of our Jewish community, Israel is a core part of their Jewish identity. Those students – and every student – should feel safe on our university campus,” Manuel wrote. “Our shared expectations and guiding principles make it clear that DePaul will not tolerate any acts of hatred or violence.”



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