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Jerry Wayne Hopper

Case from Jackson, TN dated Jan 11, 2005

Victim Details

Jerry Wayne Hopper

Male

White / Caucasian

Jackson

TN

2005-01-11

61

Jerry

Wayne Hopper

07/06/2026

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In the winter of 2005, a wave of violence shattered the community of Jackson, Tennessee, culminating in the tragic death of 61-year-old Jerry Wayne Hopper. A Caucasian male, Hopper was a respected Forestry Technician for the Tennessee Department of Agriculture's Division of Forestry. On January 11, 2005, while at the Tennessee Department of Transportation facility for a vehicle repair, he found himself in the midst of a horrific workplace shooting.

The assailant, David Lynn Jordan, arrive ...
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  • parispi.net: TDOT garage shooter gets death sentence
  • https://www.actionnews5.com: Jordan gets 50 years in shooting of 2 state workers in Jackson
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