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Erskine Charles Jenkins
Gender : Male
Age :
Race : Black
Date : 11/23/2024
Location : 14th Street, east of F.M. 179, south of U.S. 62/82
City : Wolfforth
County : Lubbock
State : Texas
Agency : Lubbock County Sheriff’s Office, Wolfforth Police
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during disturbance call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Deputies and Wolfforth police responded to a disturbance at a home on 14th Street around 10:15 p.m. on November 23, 2024. Erskine Charles Jenkins, armed and threatening others, had an unspecified weapon. Police evacuated people from the home. A deputy shot Jenkins, who died at the scene. The Texas Rangers are investigating, and the deputy is on administrative leave.
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Last update: November 24, 2024.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kcbd.com/2024/11/24/sheriffs-office-deputy-kills-armed-man-who-threatened-others/