Roll of Honor
Incident
Policeman Ed Jackson succumbed to injuries sustained several hours earlier while attempting to arrest a man for being drunk in public. As he attempted to take the man to jail a bystander, believed to be the drunk man's brother, opened fire.
Policeman Jackson was fatally wounded and died early the following morning. The man he was attempting to arrest was also wounded.
The man who shot him was convicted of murder and sentenced to 20 years in prison, but was pardoned in February 1900.
Policeman Jackson is buried in Girard Cemetery, Girard, Russell County, Alabama.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and son.
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Policeman Jackson served with the Girard Marshal's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Phenix City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Policeman Ed Jackson is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In AL, 405 of 643 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63% of this state's fallen. That is 63 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Girard Marshal's Office, 2 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ed Jackson's cause is highlighted.
How Ed Jackson Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Ed Jackson is highlighted in Sep.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Ed Jackson was killed by gun; unknown type.
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