Death by Cop  2022-2024

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James Robert Jackson

Gender : Male

Age : 40

Race : White

Date : 09/07/2023

Location : Hwy 321

City : Knoxville

County : Knox

State : Tennessee

Agency : Knox County SO, KCSO Airwatch, Loudon County SO, Anderson County SO, Oak Ridge PD

Officer(s) :Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Deputies focused on a vehicle believed to have been involved in an overdose, Plainclothes narcotics officers located the vehicle and called in Knox County Sheriff’s Office, KCSO Airwatch, Loudon County deputies, Anderson County deputies and Oak Ridge PD to hunt the person together. The chase continued until Highway 321 and Parkway Drive when the driver crashed. Police besieged the vehicle and said that the man had a weapon and committed suicide under police duress.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wate.com/news/top-stories/kcso-pursuit-ends-in-loudon-county/

https://www.wbir.com/article/news/crime/knox-county-helicopter-chase/51-147245bc-7ea8-4ff1-b456-e8a1a019732b