Crime
One Dead, Deputy Injured in Officer-Involved Shooting in Trigg County
TRIGG COUNTY, Ky. – A 21-year-old man was fatally shot, and a Trigg County Sheriff’s deputy was injured during a confrontation following a high-speed pursuit on Interstate 24 Wednesday morning.
According to Kentucky State Police (KSP), the incident began when troopers attempted a traffic stop on a vehicle traveling eastbound near the 42-mile marker on I-24.
The driver, later identified as Jermaine Terrell Jackson, 21, refused to pull over and fled at a high speed.
The pursuit continued into Trigg County, where Trigg County Sheriff’s Office deputies joined the chase.
The vehicle eventually crashed near the 65-mile marker, at which point Jackson exited the vehicle and attempted to flee on foot.
During the foot pursuit, Jackson fired at law enforcement officers, striking Trigg County Sheriff’s Deputy Zach White.
In response, three officers from multiple agencies discharged their firearms, striking Jackson. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Deputy White was transported to a hospital and is reported to be in stable condition.
No additional injuries were reported.
The Kentucky State Police Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) is leading the investigation into the officer-involved shooting. No further details have been released at this time.
Authorities have identified the man shot and killed Friday afternoon in a parking lot outside a Little Caesars restaurant in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood.
The victim has been named as Stevens Jeffrey, 29, according to police and the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office.
The shooting occurred in the 2600 block of West Cermak Road near Rockwell Street at approximately 1:10 p.m., according to the Chicago Police Department (CPD).
Preliminary reports indicate that Jeffrey was sitting in his vehicle when he was approached by an unknown vehicle.
An armed individual exited that vehicle and opened fire, striking Jeffrey multiple times in the face and body.
Emergency responders arrived on the scene, where Jeffrey was pronounced dead. He was discovered inside his vehicle with his two young children, ages 4 and 6, who were unharmed.
Both children were transported to Stroger Hospital for precautionary evaluation.
The shooting took place in the parking lot of a Little Caesars restaurant, where investigators recovered multiple shell casings and placed numerous evidence markers on the ground.
As of Friday evening, no suspects are in custody, and detectives from the CPD Area Four Homicide Unit are leading the investigation. Police have not released information on a possible motive.
Authorities are urging anyone with information about this homicide to contact Chicago Police or submit an anonymous tip at CPDTip.com.