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Beloved Pastor, Community Leader and Servant
KILLED by Rookie Stamford Police Officer
JUSTICE DELAYED | JUSTICE DENIED
REV. DR. TOMMIE JACKSON
JANUARY 18, 1954 - JULY 26, 2023
On July 26, 2023, Rev. Dr. Tommie Jackson, a respected pastor and community leader in Stamford, Connecticut, was tragically killed after being struck by a police vehicle while crossing the street in front of his home.
The officer involved, Zachary Lockwood, was driving at over the speed limit, responding to a non-emergency call from over thirty minutes prior. Although his emergency lights were on, his siren and emergency lights were used intermittently. He was later charged with misconduct with a motor vehicle.
Lockwood was offered a plea deal,2 years in prison, 3 years probation, and removal from the police force after a year of paid leave. The officer refused the deal in April 2025, and the case is now set to go to trial in Milford Superior Court.
"No man is above the law and no man is below it; nor do we ask any man's permission when we require him to obey it. Obedience to the law is demanded as a right; not asked as a favor."
Theodore Roosevelt
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Dr. Tommie Jackson was born in Baltimore, Maryland.
During his early school years, Dr. Jackson had teachers and mentors that believed in Black Excellence and instilled in him the value of education.
Dr. Jackson graduated from Baltimore City College High School and went on to attend the prestigious Morehouse University in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Jackson completed his first two years of his undergraduate education at Morehouse, and subsequently transferred to the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. There he would complete his undergraduate degree, and meet his soon to be wife, and life partner, Dorye Michelle Emory.
Tommie Jackson and Dorye Michelle Emory were married in June 1977. Shortly after they married, the Jacksons moved to Houston, Texas where Dr. Jackson attended Texas Southern University in pursuit of his Juris Doctor.
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