Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Carlos Jackson
Age : 43
Gender : Male
Race : Black
Date : 06/18/2021
Location : 945 Crestmark Blvd
City : Lithia Springs
County : Douglas
State : Georgia
Agency : Douglasville Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during disturbance response
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 06/18/2021, Douglasville police responded around 4:06 a.m. to a call at the Crestmark Apartments on Crestmark Boulevard in Lithia Springs. Officers encountered Carlos Jackson in the breezeway of an apartment building. Police stated that Jackson was holding a rifle during the encounter. An officer opened fire and shot Jackson. Jackson then fell from the second floor of the building and moved away from the apartment complex toward nearby wooded property. Several hours later, Jackson was located deceased in the woods behind the complex. He was 43 years old. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation assumed control of the case to examine the police shooting. Reporting indicated that body-worn camera footage exists and that Jackson’s family later viewed the footage during a meeting with police.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/gbi-investigating-deadly-officer-involved-shooting-at-douglasville-apartment-complex
https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/douglas-county/family-meets-with-douglasville-police-see-bodycam-video-officer-shooting-that-loved-one/JYQR2EMPBNFYDMAWO6I5BXLG3E/
