Fatal Encounters

A step toward creating an impartial, comprehensive and searchable national database of people killed during interactions with police

Dijon Senay Jackson

Name: Dijon Senay Jackson
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 03/22/2013
Location: 15th Avenue S and 40th Street
St. Petersburg, Florida, 33711
County: Pinellas
Agency: St. Petersburg Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Visiting from Pittsburgh, Jackson was the passenger in a Monte Carlo driven by a friend. Her friend was fleeing from the scene of his armed robbery of a Family Dollar store, with police in hot pursuit. There was a handgun in the car. The vehicle crashed into a tree. Jackson died at the scene. It is unclear if she was aware of the handgun or had any role in the armed robbery. The driver was charged with second-degree murder.
Unique ID: 12540

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