Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Screwdriver-Wielding Suspect Killed

JPD issued the following statement.


Just after 2:00 am, Monday April 13, 2020, a Jackson police officer responded to a burglary call in the 900 block of E. Fortification Street. (Fenians and Corner Market)  Once on scene, the officer came into contact with the suspect, called for the suspect to freeze, and a physical altercation ensued where the suspect was armed with a screwdriver.

During the altercation, a witness called 911 stating that an officer needed assistance. Following the physical altercation, the suspect fled on a bicycle toward the intersection of Davis and West Streets, into a neighborhood, and hid himself in a crawl space under an abandoned house.

At this time, while the responding officer was in pursuit of the suspect, several JPD officers arrived on scene as back up. Once the suspect was located hiding under the abandoned house, several attempts were made to remove the suspect from the crawl space, including the use of verbal commands and OC spray.

Firefighters from the Jackson Fire Department then stepped in to assist by cutting an access hole in the floor of the abandoned house to enable officers to apprehend the suspect, during which time officers deployed the use of a taser several times to subdue the suspect - which proved unsuccessful.

Officers then attempted to reach in and pull the suspect out from under the house, during which time the suspect brandished a screwdriver.

Around 4:30 am, after ignoring several verbal commands for the suspect to drop his weapon, the suspect attempted to attack the police officers with the screwdriver, resulting in one of the officers discharging their service weapon.

The suspect was shot in the torso and succumbed to his injuries. An autopsy will be performed by the Hinds County Coroner to determine the exact cause of death.

28 comments:

Anonymous said...

"The suspect was shot in the torso and succumbed to his injuries. An autopsy will be performed by the Hinds County Coroner to determine the exact cause of death."

What a waste of taxpayer dollars. I believe we can all determine the cause of death.

Anonymous said...

Thank you JPD!!! You have the toughest job and I appreciate your work!

Anonymous said...

Don't bring a screwdriver to a gun battle unless it's a drink.

Mark 'em for Evidence said...

So many perps, so little time.

Anonymous said...

Some people nowadays will not comply with any authority command.
Look at all the people out running around for 2 weeks after a shelter in place order was put in effect.

Kenny Stokes, Mayor labamamba, & other liberals think its a good thing not comply with authority.

Now they have to live with the monster they released!

Anonymous said...

He died doing what he loved...(allegedly)burgling and (potentially)raping.

Anonymous said...

@ 9:45 am

The cause of death will be listed as COVID-19....brought about by a gun shot wound

Anonymous said...

Stop after the first paragraph and tell me why he was not shot then.

Anonymous said...

JPD has a very hard job. Thank you for being out there and protecting our city.

Anonymous said...

The thug had a very good reason for having the screw driver.
He definitely had a screw lose.

Anonymous said...

The "Village" let him down.

Anonymous said...

If he had a mask, he’d still be alive.

Anonymous said...

Did he call the Credible Messenger helpline?

Anonymous said...

We need to test him to make sure he doesn't have Covid 19, if he does, his case result will be death. We need to lift our numbers like other states did.

Anonymous said...

Wonder why a K9 was not used?

Anonymous said...

Takeaway from this: Do not screw around with the police.

The "I'd Hit That Guy" said...

Looks like HE got screwed!

Anonymous said...

Really! Police and Fire Dept could not subdue victim without shooting him. I imagine the victim was suffering from some type mental illness. We have too many gun toting ruffians in JOD.

Anonymous said...

2:30, please shut your ignorant pie hole.........you don't have a clue to what your liberal bleeding heart is babbling about.

You're the one with a mental illness, please seek medication for the dreaded disease of "NoNutzAtAll....

Anonymous said...

Shot him in the torso? I would have made a head shot

Anonymous said...

3:53 PM
Aim small, miss small. Always target center mass. That's like firearms 101.

Anonymous said...

3:53 and most likely you would missed.

In every combat shooting training & course I had in the Marines and JPD, you're taught to shoot "center mass" (hips to shoulders) because all this is going down in milliseconds and you don't have time to "pick" a head shot.

All this tv horse sh*t, "I'll wound him in the arm, is just that "horse sh*t." In high stress situations, you may think you're under control, but the truth is you'll be lucky to hit the biggest thing on your intended target. I worked a home invasion where guy broke in on a lady and she popped off 9 rounds at him, hitting him in the arm one time and in the lower right torso one time. She fired at him only 10 feet away while sitting in a chair, bout as stable as you can get.

Anonymous said...

ive practiced criminal law in central mississippi for 32 years. JPD gets a bad rap. they do a pretty damn good job. unlike the cowboys up in ridgeland who spend the entire shifts attempting to ''manufacture'' crime.

Anonymous said...

"An autopsy will be performed by the Hinds County Coroner to determine the exact cause of death."

JPD, no. Elected officials do not conduct autopsies. Medical doctors do.

Anonymous said...

"ive practiced criminal law in central mississippi for 32 years. JPD gets a bad rap. they do a pretty damn good job. unlike the cowboys up in ridgeland who spend the entire shifts attempting to ''manufacture'' crime."

Top O The Morn to ya Mr. Coxwell. Don't reckon you'd give examples of all this 'manufactured crime' wouldja?

Anonymous said...

to 9:48...be happy to. first of all you fat irishman, this aint coxwell. ridgeland PD loves to set up their road blocks and arrest anybody that refuses to blow into their little handheld chinese junk intoxoliyzers. it keeps their arrest numbers as high as possible so they look good for when they apply for federal grants to pay overtime wages to their cowboy cops.

Anonymous said...

Does Sears still exchange/warranty Craftsman Screwdrivers? I guess it could have be a Snap On brand.

Anonymous said...

When screwdrivers are outlawed, only outlaws will have screwdrivers.



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