Roll of Honor
Incident
Assistant Chief George Jackson was shot and fatally wounded after responding to a brawl at a rooming house in the 400 block of West Second Street on January 16th, 1898. While trying to stop the fight, the drunken men started shooting. Assistant Chief Jackson was shot and died two weeks later. A suspect was arrested and served time for the killing. Assistant Chief Jackson was survived by his wife and two daughters. He is buried in Fairlawn Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma.
Survivors
Assistant Chief Jackson was survived by his wife and two daughters.
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128 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Assistant Chief Jackson served with the Oklahoma City Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Oklahoma City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Assistant Chief George W. 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 97,756 officers honored here.
In OK, 403 of 582 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 69.2% of this state's fallen. That is 69.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Oklahoma City Police Department, 20 of 33 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. George W. Jackson's cause is highlighted.
How George W. Jackson Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. George W. Jackson is highlighted in Apr.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. George W. Jackson was killed by handgun.
Incident Location
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