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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/