Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Allen Lee Jacobs was shot multiple times as he and other Community Response Team officers attempted to interview a known gang member at a home near Rebecca Street and Ackley Road, in the Nicholtown neighborhood.
When the subject saw the officers, he fled on foot onto a wooded path with officers in pursuit. He was chased into the backyard of a home, where he fatally shot Officer Jacobs at least three times. Officer Jacobs had never drawn his weapon. The subject continued fleeing but encountered other officers who had set up a perimeter. He committed suicide before he could be taken into custody.
Other officers rendered aid to Officer Jacobs, who was transported to the hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.
The suspect was a 17-year-old who had just been released early from prison.
Officer Jacobs was a decorated United States Army veteran and served with the Greenville Police Department for 4-1/2 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his expectant wife, two sons, his parents, and one sister.
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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Police Officer III Jacobs gave the Greenville Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Greenville community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Allen Lee Jacobs served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Police Officer III Allen Lee Jacobs is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In SC, 271 of 438 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.9% of this state's fallen. That is 7.7 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Greenville Police Department, 11 of 12 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 91.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Allen Lee Jacobs's cause is highlighted.
How Allen Lee Jacobs Compares
Offender Outcome
Committed suicide
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Allen Lee Jacobs is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Allen Lee Jacobs was killed by handgun.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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