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James Thomas Edwards
Gender : Male
Age : 50
Race : White
Date : 09/30/2022
Location : Unknown
City : Pascagoula
County : Jackson
State : Mississippi
Agency : Pascagoula PD
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Fell from height during police chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police chased Edwards for undisclosed reasons before he jumped off the bridge. Jackson County sheriff’s deputies had been chasing him on a highway outside Pascagoula but backed off when he reached the city limits. He said Edwards continued to speed through the city until a tire on his vehicle blew out on the bridge whereupon he jumped. He missed the water and landed on the hard ground below and died.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wlox.com/2022/10/02/police-man-died-jumping-bridge-amid-chase/
