An officer responded to a burglary call around 2 a.m. The man was still there when the officer arrived. They fought, and the man was armed with a screwdriver and fled on a bicycle toward the intersection of Davis and West Streets and into a neighborhood. He hid in a crawl space under an abandoned house.around 4:30 a.m., and as police cut a hole in the floor, tried to attack the police officers with the screwdriver, and one of the officers shot and killed him.
Victim's Name: Name withheld by police
Agency Responsible: Jackson Police Department
Gender: Male
Race: Unknown race
Date of Death: April 13, 2020
County: Hinds
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Unclear
Weapon: screwdriver
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Foot
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 5676