JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — UPDATE: Jacksonville police have identified man killed as 54-year-old Djuan Jackson.
A man is dead after he was shot to death by Jacksonville sheriff’s deputies Monday night on the Northwest side of the city. Officers were called to the 1200 block of Grothe Street at about 8:40 p.m. for a carjacking.
Officers were on the scene for about an hour dealing with the family of the carjacking victim who was an elderly woman, JSO Director Mark Romano said during a news conference Tuesday morning. Romano said Jackson, who had nothing to do with the carjacking approached the scene and started harassing the family members.
“At some point he pulls a knife and officers hear the family members say, ‘he’s got a knife,‘” Romano said adding that officers saw Jackson making stabbing motions towards one of the family members.
“Two of our officers approached the suspect,” Romano said. “They were able to engage him, they shoot him multiple times striking him getting him off of the person he was stabbing.”
Romano said officers tried to render aid to Jackson and handcuffed him “as they’re trained to do.” After he was handcuffed, the officers noticed that Jackson had a butterknife, Romano said.
He was pronounced dead at the scene. The family member that officers said was attacked was not stabbed, Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Water said.
“The way the entire scenario took place it was very quick, a lot of confusion, a lot of noise, you could hear someone yelling out ‘he’s got a knife,’ officers saw the stabbing motion,” said Waters at the news conference. “He [officer] actually thought the victim had been stabbed several times because of the motions.
“It’s unfortunate that it worked out the way that it did,” Waters said. “… When officers see that kind of thing happen they have to take action at some point and do what they have to do to save lives and that’s what they did.”
The family did not know Jackson and told police they have seen him in the neighborhood recently, according to JSO.
The two officers involved in the shooting - Officer J. Montgomery and Officer J.C. Rose - are on administrative leave pending an investigation by the State‘s Attorneys Office.
OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING UPDATE Sheriff T.K. Waters and Director Mark Romano provided an update on an officer-involved shooting Monday evening. Around 8:40 p.m., on October 28, 2024, officers responded to Eaverson Street and Grothe Street to investigate a reported carjacking. During this investigation, an uninvolved individual approached the family of the carjacking victim and began to harass them. While on scene, officers heard the commotion and heard the family state, “He's got a knife.” Officers saw the individual attacking one of the family members. As officers approached the suspect, they saw him actively stabbing the victim. The officers fired shots to stop the attack, striking the suspect multiple times. After the scene was secured, it was discovered the suspect was armed with a butter knife and the victim did not suffer any puncture wounds. The suspect has been identified as Djuan Jackson (Black/Male, 54). His arrest history includes Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Possession of a Concealed Firearm by a Convicted Felon, Aggravated Assault, Domestic Battery, and Sale and Possession of Narcotics. This marks the 6th Officer Involved shooting this year for the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. The involved officers are as follows: 1. J. Rose #82806 (2 years of service) 2. J. Montgomery #85553 (5 years of service) The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office will release body worn camera footage and additional case details in a Critical Incident Briefing within 21 days, per the sheriff’s office’s commitment to transparency. ---------------- Sheriff T.K. Waters and Director Mark Romano briefed the community tonight about the latest officer involved shooting that occurred near the 1200 block of Grothe Street, on the City's Northwest side. The incident left one suspect deceased, and the two involved officers on Administrative Leave. The shooting will be investigated by JSO's Cold Case Unit, along with the State Attorney's Office conducting their own separate investigation. As is JSO's policy, a Critical Incident Briefing will be released with follow-up information and available BWC video in the coming weeks.
Posted by Jacksonville Sheriff's Office on Monday, October 28, 2024
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