Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Freddie Jackson was shot and killed while working a plainclothes detail in an area around the 15000 block of Idaho that had been experiencing a high level of automobile burglaries. He and his partner had observed three men tampering with a car. As they approached the men they all fled the scene. The two officers began examining the car for damage when a man, the son of a local business owner, stepped out of a building with a shotgun and opened fire, striking Officer Jackson in the chest. The man was the vehicle's owner and thought the two officers were breaking into it. He was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in connection with Officer Jackson's murder. Officer Jackson had served with the Detroit Police Department for 14 years and had previously served with the United States Army.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and four children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
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 Jackson gave the Detroit Police Department 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the Detroit community, and 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
Freddie Lee Jackson served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Police Officer Freddie Lee Jackson 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 MI, 426 of 718 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 59.3% of this state's fallen. That is 5.1 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Detroit Police Department, 177 of 250 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 70.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Freddie Lee Jackson's cause is highlighted.
How Freddie Lee Jackson Compares
Offender Outcome
Convicted of involuntary manslaughter
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Freddie Lee Jackson is highlighted in Oct.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Freddie Lee Jackson was killed by shotgun.
Incident Location
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