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Third defendant in Jasper Wu case won't stand trial, judge rules

By KTVU Staff
Published  May 24, 2023 6:50pm PDT
Oakland
KTVU FOX 2

Third defendant in Jasper Wu case won't stand trial

Johnny Jackson Jr. won't stand trial in the case of Jasper Wu after a judge ruled Jackson fired back at the other two defendants in self-defense.

OAKLAND, Calif. - An Alameda County judge ruled the third defendant in the Jasper Wu case will not stand trial for murder charges.

Wu, 2, was fatally struck by a stray bullet along Interstate 880 in downtown Oakland In 2021. Wu was in the backseat of his family's car when they got caught in the crossfire of a gang-related shootout, according to prosecutors.

Trevor Green, Ivory Bivens, and Johnny Jackson Jr., were all charged in the case.

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However, a judge ruled Wednesday that Jackson fired back at the two other defendants in self-defense, and he will not face murder charges, according to his defense attorney.

Bivens and Green will stand trial in the murder case.