An investigation is underway after a pastor was struck by a police cruiser and died while getting mail outside his Stamford home Wednesday
.after retrieving mail from his mailbox around 4:12 p.m. Wednesday when he was struck by a marked Stamford police patrol vehicle driven by Officer Zachary Lockwood, police said.Lockwood was on duty, responding to an unrelated crash, and the emergency lights were on when the crash happened in the residential neighborhood near exit 35 on the Merritt Parkway, police said.
The police department said Lockwood has been placed on administrative leave. He has been with the department since April 18, 2022. On Friday, state police, Stamford police and local officials held a news conference about the impact the death of Reverend Jackson has on the community and the search for answers.Stamford Police Chief Timothy Shaw said the community is shaken, they all want answers about what happened and the investigation could take time.
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