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Comment By Mandy Valencia MailTribune.com By Mandy Valencia Posted Jan. 8, 2012 at 12:01 AM Updated Jan 8, 2012 at 12:50 PM By Mandy Valencia Posted Jan. 8, 2012 at 12:01 AM Updated Jan 8, 2012 at 12:50 PM » RELATED CONTENT • Justice sought in fatal shooting • VIDEO: James Georgeson's mother speaks out about her son's shooting... • Seeking answers about Medford shooting • Fatal showdown • Man who was shot had troubled past, court records and family say... » Social News The mother of a 20-year-old Medford man shot to death by U.S. marshals Thursday during a confrontation in the parking lot of a grocery store recalled his "beautiful spirit" during a protest vigil Saturday night. Seppie Greico sat in a lawn chair with a blanket wrapped around her as a group of about 20 people gathered at Vogel Plaza in Medford to protest the shooting of James "Jimmy" Georgeson. Friends and family members of Georgeson held signs that read "Murder is Murder" and "Justice for Jimmy" on the corner of East Main Street and North Central Avenue. "My son had a beautiful spirit," said Greico, 46, who lives in Medford. "There is so much love pouring out for him it is unbelievable." Georgeson's mother said she found out about her son's death from a neighbor who described the scene, including the vehicle he used to strike the vehicle driven by the marshals. "My next-door neighbor happened to be driving by Albertsons and saw the Durango and thought it might have been his dad," said Greico. "They knew someone had been shot and I knew — I just knew." Greico said some comments from the public since Georgeson's death have been insulting. "I've seen (Internet forum) posts about me, 'Oh he's a thug he must have a thug parent,' " said Greico. "You don't live with me, you don't know my son. He was wired wrong." The 20-year-old was sent to Astoria to serve time at the Oregon Youth Authority correctional facility when he was 15, for a carving on a bench and stealing a lighter from Ray's Food Place, according to Greico. "They ruined him," said Greico. "This is not just about my son, this is about government and justice." The U.S. marshals who shot Georgeson had visited Greico only four hours before the shooting, she said, reassuring her that they wanted nothing bad to happen to her son. "They said if my son called me to give him a Xanax and to call them and they would come pick him up," Greico said. "They said they thought he was a gentlemen, that they had worked with him many times, they cared about him and wanted nothing bad to happen. Four hours later, the same one blew my son away." Greico said that her son wanted to turn himself in but was "scared to death." She last saw her son just weeks ago, after he had left a drug rehabilitation facility, for a girl, she said. "I don't have a son anymore. What can I do? Support these kids in what they are doing and what they believe in," Greico said. "They loved him enough to stand out here, so I better be here too." Reach reporter Mandy Valencia at [email protected] By Mandy Valencia MailTribune.com By Mandy Valencia Posted Jan. 8, 2012 at 12:01 AM Updated Jan 8, 2012 at 12:50 PM » Comment or view comments Reader Reaction » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Southern Oregon Directory Featured Businesses Loading... 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