Jonathan Sanchez

Age : 32

Gender : Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 04/25/2022

Location : WB I-20 Brandon exit 54

City : Jackson

County : Rankin

State : Mississippi

Agency :

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during car chase

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Jonathan Sanchez was pulled over for speeding when police discovered he was wanted out of Florida for kidnapping. He pulled a gun and took 3 children and a family member managed to get one of three children out of the car before Sanchez drove off. Police chase him at high speed and despite the fact that there were known to be two children in the car, police placed spike strips until the vehicle crashed. The man exited the vehicle with a gun and committed suicide under police duress in front of his children.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wlbt.com/2022/04/25/officer-involved-shooting-rankin-co-leaves-one-dead/