How To Defeat 'Red' Jackson

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Defeating 'Red Jackson', The Las Vegas District 5: Mojave Desert Boss posed to be just as challenging as Juliana 'Black Widow' Trieste.  There are some key differences in these two Boss Fights so the strategy I outlined in the article How To Defeat Juliana 'Black Widow' Trieste won't work.  There is no "Ask for Help" option with this Boss Fight so you are on your own.  'Red' doesn't have as much health but she does bring two henchmen named Mendonca and Seck to the fight.  You have to kill them before you can even start to do any damage to 'Red'.  I tried attacking and using my consumables in the same manner as I did in the other Las Vegas Boss Fights, but I was crushed every time.  One of my mafia members, Diane Shiramizu, suggested I try a different pattern when using the consumables.  I tired her suggestions and to my delight, it worked!  I outlined exactly what I did in the charts below.  This may or may not work for everybody so please comment and let me know.
1.  Use all of your Grenades.  These will cause damage to each boss and henchman.
2.  Use all of your Stun Guns.  Make sure you click "Use" and then "Attack".  Your attack will cause damage without costing you any.
3.  Attack once or twice (depending on how much health you have) and then use enough Health Kits to bring yourself back to full health.
4.  Use all of your Shiv's.  Click "Use" and then "Attack".  If this is your first round, you will most likely get crushed.  That's ok because you have probably done a lot of damage.  When you try again, it will be easier.
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After all this, I got crushed.  Here is what 'Red' looked like when I returned for my second try.  Both Henchmen were dead and 'Red' was at 2,671 health.  I was ready for the fight.  Noticed that I'm at 100% health and my consumables are mostly replenished.  The second chart outlines what I did before I attacked 'Red' again. 

5.  Do not travel outside of Las Vegas.  If you do then the Bosses regenerate their health.  It's important to make sure you don't have any bookmarklet programs running that could take you outside of Las Vegas.
6.  While you are in Las Vegas, find the lowest energy job you have and do it to replenish your consumables.  It's best to attempt the first fight right before or right after you level up so you have enough energy to get a decent amount of consumables.  Time is important.  The longer you wait to attack again, the more health 'Red' and her henchmen will regenerate.
7.  Heal yourself.  If you level while doing the jobs, you will automatically be healed.  If not then you need to use Las Vegas currency or a Reward Point.  You don't want to leave Las Vegas to heal or there will be a greater amount of health regeneration.
8.  Initiate the attack again and repeat the pattern outlined in steps 1-4. 

I was able to defeat her pretty quickly when I tried a second time.  I used all of my Grenades and only needed to do 3 Stun Gun attacks.  Don't get discouraged if you don't make it the second time.  If you try enough times, eventually you will win.  I'm so grateful that Diane shared this information with me and in effect you.  I wasn't sure how I was going to do it and was annoyed that I couldn't complete District 5.