Jessie A. Gordon
Name: Jessie A. Gordon
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Race: European-American/White
Date: 11/21/2013
Location: 9999 Gwenadele Avenue
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70816
County: East Baton Rouge
Agency: East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office, Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office, Denham Springs Police Department, Louisiana State Police
Cause of Death:
Intended Use of Force:
Media summary: Jesse Gordon reportedly killed himself when officers from several agencies arrived at his hotel room to serve a warrant for burglary and drug-related crimes at around 1:15 a.m. After entering the room at the Magnuson hotel, officers reported hearing Gordon fire a shot, and a deputy with the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office returned fire. A state trooper and a deputy received minor injuries from "bullet shrapnel", according to officials. The shrapnel was from a bullet fired by another deputy's gun. EBRSO SWAT later entered the hotel room and found Gordon dead. Investigators said they believe he shot and killed himself. Gordon had been suspected of pawning $2,000 worth of silverware stolen from a friend's parents home in October 2013, police said.
Unique ID: 13726
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