Bio & Incident Details
Age: Not available
Tour: 13 years
Badge # 1837
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 10/6/1986
Weapon: Shotgun
Suspect: Convicted of involuntary manslaughter
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Officer Freddie Jackson was shot and killed while working a plainclothes detail in an area that had been experiencing a high level of automobile burglaries. He and his partner had observed three men tampering with a car. As they approached the men they all fled the scene.
The two officers began examining the car for damage when a man stepped out of a building with a shotgun and opened fire, striking Officer Jackson in the chest. The man was the vehicle's owner and thought the two officers were breaking into it. He was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in connection with Officer Jackson's murder.
Officer Jackson had served with the Detroit Police Department for 13 years. He was survived by his wife and four children.
