Police killings
2013-2020

Richard Joseph Jackson

Male, Unknown race

Date of the incident: 9/23/2018

Oak Harbor, Island, WA
1250 SW Erie St

Richard Joseph Jackson allegedly tried to steal a vehicle from another man outside a store. Jackson then walked to a nearby Walmart and stole ammunition and tried to steal a gun, allegedly threatening employees with a knife. Oak Harbor Police officers and Island County deputies found Jackson nearby, and he was shot by a sheriff's deputy when he failed to comply with orders.