Ahmad Jackson (L) and Ava Jackson (R).Photo:Gofundme
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Xavier Jackson, who identified himself as the father of Ahmad and Ava Jackson in aGoFundMecreated on Saturday, said that his children were “the sweetest kids” and remembered his daughter as the “talkative” one and his son as the “quiet observer.”
“The few years GOD allowed them here was wonderful," Xavier said the fundraiser. “It’s so unreal that I have to plain (sic) a funeral for my twin babies.”
“I feel an extreme amount guilt as if I failed them,” Xavier wrote, adding that he is now left wondering if he could have done anything “differently to prevent this.”
According to Sheriff Dennis Lemma, early Friday morning, deputies with the department responded to a call from an eyewitness claiming a motorist had stopped their vehicle on the crest of a bridge.
The caller told officials that a woman seemed to slide out of the passenger window of her vehicle and jump into the St. Johns River in “what appeared to be an attempt at a suicide,” Lemma said.
A cause of death for the children has not been announced at this time.
“I keep rethinking, and I wish things were different,” Xavier continued in the fundraiser. “I’m torn, I’m broken and my heart is hurting.”
GoFundMe has confirmed to PEOPLE that the fundraiser is verified.
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Hutto’s neighbor Gabrielle Buggs said the deceased mother was “just a person trying to make it through life,” according toWESH 2.
Buggs said there was nothing to indicate any kind of violent tendencies from Hutto, even though at times she appeared overwhelmed.
If you or someone you know needs mental health help, text “STRENGTH” to the Crisis Text Line at 741-741 to be connected to a certified crisis counselor.
source: people.com
