Jason Mathew Delaware

How they died

Deadly force

Steve Ecker, a veteran SAU sniper, lay in the bushes across a small courtyard from the apartment of Jason Delaware, a man who had threatened to kill himself and one of his mental-health counselors. In the darkness, Delaware apparently spotted the red glow of Ecker's infrared flashlight and fired, striking the building near him. Ecker shifted position but Delaware fired again, this time directly at the partially concealed officer. Ecker shot back, striking Delaware in the bridge of the nose, killing him instantly.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Jason Mathew Delaware, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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