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Mathew Charles Jackson

United States · Aged 29 · Died 08/31/2013
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Mathew Charles Jackson was shot and killed by an off-duty sheriff's deputy after a minor car collision escalated into a shooting. The off-duty deputy alleged Jackson walked toward him with a shiny object, but Jackson was unarmed when the deputy shot him. The deputy was acquitted of murder charges but Jackson's family received $750,000 in a wrongful death settlement.

Alleged responsible partyBexar County Sheriff's OfficeReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.

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