Roll of Honor
Incident
Marshal John Jackson was shot and killed as he and two other officers attempted to arrest a man who was selling firearms stolen in a recent burglary.
Marshal Jackson had been told the man was selling the firearms from his house at Dyke's saw mill, south of Bernice. When the officers arrived at the home they were let in by the suspect's accomplice. They arrested the man and as they entered the home the other subject rushed towards the door and slammed it shut. The officers then went to the back door and as they broke it open the man opened fire with a shotgun, striking Marshal Jackson in the face.
Despite his wounds, he was able to return fire with the other officers and killed the subject.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Marshal Jackson served with the Bernice Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Bernice community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Marshal Jackson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Marshal John T. 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 LA, 364 of 595 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.2% of this state's fallen. That is 61.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
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When Felonious Deaths Occur
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Weapons Used Against Officers
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