Killing of Julian Lewis

Killing of Julian Lewis
DateAugust 7, 2020 (2020-08-07)
LocationScreven County, Georgia, US
Coordinates32°37′06″N 81°39′41″W / 32.618349°N 81.661500°W / 32.618349; -81.661500[1]
SuspectsJacob Gordon Thompson
ChargesFelony murder, aggravated assault

On August 7, 2020, Julian Edward Roosevelt Lewis, an unarmed 60-year-old American carpenter, was fatally shot by Georgia State Patrol officer Jacob Gordon Thompson, on a rural road in Screven County, Georgia. Thompson attempted to stop Lewis for driving a vehicle with a broken tail light. When Lewis failed to stop, Thompson performed a PIT maneuver to force Lewis's car into a ditch and shot Lewis once in the face. On August 14, Thompson was charged with felony murder.[2]

  1. ^ Holli Deal, Saxon (August 25, 2020). "GBI: Video disputes former trooper's account in fatal shooting". Statesboro Herald. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  2. ^ "Georgia trooper charged with murder in traffic stop shooting - The Washington Post". The Washington Post. August 14, 2020.