Death by Cop  2021-2025

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Jordan Jackson

Age : 22

Gender : Male

Race : Black

Date : 11/04/2021

Location : Chateau Forest Apartments

City : Riverdale

County : Clayton

State : Georgia

Agency : : Clayton County Police Department; Henry County Police Department; Henry County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Suicide

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 11/09/2021, officers located Jordan Jackson, 22, inside an apartment at the Chateau Forest Apartments in Riverdale after a multiday search tied to the shooting of Henry County Police Officer Paramhans Desai during an arrest attempt on 11/04/2021. Police surrounded the apartment and called in a SWAT team to take Jackson into custody. Authorities said SWAT made entry and got close to Jackson inside the residence, and Jackson shot himself just before police could capture him. Officials described the wound as self inflicted and confirmed he died inside the apartment. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation was involved in the broader investigation tied to the officer shooting and the events leading to Jackson’s death.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/clayton-county/man-barricaded-inside-apartment-may-be-suspect-wanted-henry-county-officers-death/K3YUS5JSQRA2DBX4QSIRYKXRHI/
https://wgxa.tv/news/local/suspect-in-henry-county-officers-murder-found-dead-gbi
https://abcnews.go.com/US/suspect-fatal-shooting-georgia-police-officer-found-dead/story?id=81084420
https://patch.com/georgia/across-ga/swat-standoff-accused-police-shooter-ends-death-police
https://www.police1.com/swat/articles/man-accused-in-ga-officers-slaying-fatally-shoots-self-as-swat-team-closes-in-1FfUVCy3fImgRBJQ/