Death by Cop- 2024

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Jason Scott Fletcher

Gender : Male

Age : 51

Race : White

Date : 05/14/2024

Location : 500 block of Little New York Road

City : Roopville

County : Carroll

State : Georgia

Agency : Carroll County Sheriff’s Office, Georgia State Patrol

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during pursuit

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Carroll County deputies investigating mail theft saw Jason Fletcher and began chasing him. Georgia State Police joined them. Police put down stop sticks, causing the vehicle to swerve. Police shot and killed Fletcher while driving. He had been in the crosshairs of local police with a 2019 arrest for failure to obey a traffic stop.

 

SOURCE LINKS :

https://gbi.georgia.gov/press-releases/2024-05-14/gbi-investigates-officer-involved-shooting-carroll-county