Will Jackson

Will Jackson, a 30-year-old man, died in Troy, Alabama, on June 3, 1905, in a sudden burst of violence that began as a routine attempt to take a man into custody. He was serving as a police officer when he approached the suspect over an unpaid street tax, a small civic obligation that, that day, turned into a life-or-death confrontation.

As the arrest unfolded, the encounter escalated quickly and at close range. Will Jackson was shot in the chest, the wound striking near where his badge ...

Officer Will G. Jackson