Hundreds gather outside Jackson's boyhood home in Gary, IN

11:44 AM on 06/26/2009

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Residents of Gary, Indiana are mourning the loss of their most famous native son.

Hundreds gathered outside of Michael Jackson's boyhood home as news of his passing spread through the town where his musical career began.

Jackson died in Los Angeles on Thursday, he was 50 years old.

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