A trooper shot and killed Julian Edward Roosevelt Lewis after the trooper tried to stop a vehicle. The driver refused to stop. The trooper started chasing him down several county roads. The trooper knocked the car off the road and shot and killed Lewis.
Killer: Jacob Gordon Thompson
Agency: Georgia State Patrol
Motive: Traffic violation
Confrontation Type: Traffic Stop
Service Call: No
Body Camera: No
Official Disposition: Charged with murder
Victim Name: Julian Edward Roosevelt Lewis
Death Date: August 7, 2020
County: Screven
Geography: Rural
Gender: Male
Age: 60
Race: Black
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: Charged with a crime
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Vehicle
Weapon: vehicle
Threat Level: other