Connecticut State Police are investigating the death of Rev. Tommie Jackson, who was struck and killed by a Stamford Police officer driving a patrol car outside his home. DougWilliamsTV reports.
while crossing the street outside his home.
"We're just trying to figure out how and why," said Rev. Dawn C. Snell, one of Jackson's friends and colleagues. Stamford Police Officer Zachary Lockwood, 24, was driving a police sport utility vehicle when he hit 69-year-old Tommie Jackson shortly after 4 p.m. Wednesday, according to a Connecticut State Police accident report.Police, state and local, and Stamford Mayor Caroline Simmons did not take questions at a Friday morning news conference, but they revealed Lockwood was responding to a call and had police lights activated at the time of the accident on Wednesday afternoon.
"What my investigation is telling me is that he possibly was distracted at the time of the accident," said attorney Darnell Crosland."If in fact he was distracted, if in fact we find out more evidence that leads us to believe that he was at fault, more than an accident, then I'm not sure why we would dim the lights on focus, which is the victim, which is Dr. Jackson."
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