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Dozens of people gathered at the government center in Stamford on Friday night to pay their respects to Reverend Tommie Jackson, and to demand answers after the 69-year-old was struck and killed by a police cruiser.
The officer "made an evasive steering maneuver" and hit him, according to the state police, who took over the investigation at the request of the Stamford State's Attorney's Office.
Jackson was crossing the street outside his home when he was struck and killed by a Stamford officer in a patrol car.
Rev. Tommie Jackson, 69, was struck and killed Monday afternoon by a Stamford Officer Zachary Lockwood while he was retrieving mail.
A well-known pastor and fixture in Fairfield County politics has been identified as the 69-year-old Stamford resident hit and killed by a Stamford Police vehicle.Tommie Jackson was hit around 4:15 p.m., Wednesday, July 26, in Stamford on W…