On October 28, Jacksonville officers responded to a chaotic scene on Grothe Street, where an attempted carjacking quickly escalated.
Officers J. Rose and J. Montgomery, with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, arrived on the scene shortly after 8:30 p.m. to assist a carjacking victim. While Officer Rose gathered information, bystanders alerted him to a man nearby wielding a knife.
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The JSO has released bodycam video from a fatal OIS that took place on October 28th on Eaverson St involving a carjacking suspect who was actively attempting to stab another individual in the head with a butter knife.
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The officers quickly spotted the suspect, later identified as 54-year-old Djuan Jackson, actively assaulting another man.
Witnesses reported that Jackson attempted to stab the man in the head, showing clear intent to cause serious harm. Both officers commanded Jackson to drop the knife, but when he refused to comply, they discharged their weapons.
Jackson was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Jackson, recently released from a five-year prison sentence in June, had a long criminal history, including convictions for aggravated assault, drug sales, and domestic battery.
Witnesses reported that, before targeting the victim, Jackson had approached the carjacking victim’s family, displayed aggression toward a juvenile, and then attempted to attack an adult.
Detectives at the scene found a metal butter knife, believed to be the weapon Jackson used in the attack.
Many will argue that the officers’ swift actions stopped a dangerous situation from escalating further, preventing potential harm to others in the area.
However, Jackson’s daughter does not see it that way. In an interview with local news affiliate News4Jax she was highly critical of the LEO’s actions at the scene.
“If you‘re gonna shoot him, at least shoot him once. I mean, like, even if he doesn’t follow command. Y’all couldn’t follow other protocols before shooting, but if you’re gonna shoot somebody, don’t shoot five times,” she said, wishing to remain anonymous.
She believes alternative methods, such as using a Taser or other non-lethal measures, could have been employed to de-escalate the situation.
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“Anything besides shooting and killing somebody, you know? That’s what I wish they had done,” she stated. “I mean, nobody wants to get that call saying that their father is gone,” she said.
In addition to mourning her father’s loss, Jackson’s daughter hopes that the incident leads to a reassessment of JSO’s protocols, especially in cases involving individuals with possible mental health issues.
She revealed that her father had struggled with such challenges, further deepening her concerns about the outcome.
“Just better protocols, getting our people some help, especially, especially my race, I just feel like they treat us so nasty,“ the daughter said. ”I just think it’s just so unfair. We already go through enough as a race, so hopefully that’ll change in the future, and we can get some kind of structure in the city for all races and all people.”
As the State Attorney’s Office and JSO conduct their reviews of the incident, Jackson’s daughter hopes for accountability and improvements in how officers respond to similar calls in the future.
Given the available facts, what’s your reading of the situation?
[H/T: Police Activity]
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Five shots while the guy was laying on his back and no one was near him. The ‘fill him full of lead’ mentality needs to be stopped.
No problem with the first one.
Well done Officers. At least the victim and you folks were able to go home. The THUG, well he is dead and went home, to HELL. Good riddance. Now his daughter just needs to grow up and accept the fact her father got what he deserved. And by the way a Taser is best 50% effective.
What the officers did is prevent a life-long, never going to change, criminal from committing more crimes.
Daughter says, “….getting our people some help, especially my race”. Oh, My Gosh! Her “race” has been getting nothing but help for 60 years!
Her Dad was a criminal, forever. How about the help needed by those he committed a crime against. Many of those people will NEVER recover, yet you want your Dad to get some help?
I realize the “help” they have been getting has been the wrong kind. But, Daddy should have recongnized the error of his way long ago.
“If what the officers did was legal”??? What???? Really?????
This country needs to wake up and accept that violent criminals like Djuan Jackson only understand one thing. For example: The daughter fails to grasp one of the most basic rules of society. Namely: If you don’t wish to be treated like a fool, don’t act like one!
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So, when are these families gonna start getting their ‘loved ones’ help???? She mourns her Father, but where was she and her family BEFORE?
The officer was in the right.
JSO were absolutely correct taking the steps they took. Assailant was attacking victim with a deadly weapon to the victim’s head, and they had no recourse but to stop the potential murder taking place. The daughter is understandably upset because she lost her dad, but he was a dangerous criminal who obviously didn’t learn anything from being incarcerated. FAFO
Oh, yeah, let’s throw in the race card! If she was so concerned about the mental issues with her father, then she needed to be more involved, that’s not necessarily the job of the police. First and foremost police are to protect the populace and control crime. I know that this is going to upset cupcakes out there, but in many cases, they don’t have the time or the leisure to be playing counselor with a perp. Yeah, it was a butter knife, but even those can case physical damage – one time my sister & I were messing around & I ran a butterknife over her leg and the serrated edge cut pretty deeply – needed stitches & she still has the scar.
This also has NOTHING to do with playing race. The guy was being bizarre and physically threatening. Turn this around – what if it was her dad that was being attacked?
Good shoot! It doesn’t matter what he was using to attack that other person he was intent on doing major harm, and that when he wouldn’t stop, he should’ve been put down and he was!
It darkens the heart to call dark deeds “good.” It gives place for evil to thrive inside us. Every war is fought both without and within. Of that, every soldier must be mindful.
No one’s “glad” the assailant was killed, so spare us the lecture. Deciding to be a criminal is NOT a career choice. He knew the consequences and probably let the police shoot him instead of having to go back to prison for the crimes he was actively partaking in. His daughter is sadly playing the race card, and this HAS TO STOP. Ask any MAGA member of ANY race, and they’ll tell you the same.
Really????
Sorry for your loss, but your father wasn’t a good person and probably deserved to die the way he did.
The officer saved the life of the black man being attacked by a man with a deadly weapon. It was attempted murder and the police saved the black man. The offending man ignored orders to drop the deadly weapon. A butter knife can kill and is a lethal weapon. It was black on black and the police saved the black man’s life. Serve and protect, they did just that.
How is the officer supposed to know the guy has mental issues within seconds of arriving on the scene? From his record he’s not a good person. Be it a butter knife or hunting knife he still could have killed him. Do stupid things win stupid prizes.