All eyes are on Stamford, Connecticut, after the loss of a Black pastor has shaken the community.
Rev. Tommie Jackson was crossing the street when he was fatally struck by Stamford police officer Zachary Lockwood, who was responding to a call, on July 26, CNN reports; Lockwood attempted CPR until medics arrived, but Jackson was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. As a well-known staple of the city, Stamford Police Chief Timothy Shaw called Jackson “a vital member of the Stamford community.” “Our city feels the impact of his passing,” Shaw said.
Jackson served as the pastor of the Rehoboth Fellowship Church and Faith Tabernacle Church in Stamford. He also worked as the assistant director of Stamford’s Urban Redevelopment Commission, a program that focuses…
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