Funeral services for the other two officers killed in the attack, BRPD Officer Matthew Gerald and East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Deputy Brad Garafola, were held on Friday and Saturday, respectively.
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The July 17 shootings occurred near the B-Quik convenience store in Southeast Baton Rouge, a family owned store since 1951. Donations to the fund can be made here.
Visitation begins at 9:00 a.m.at the Living Faith Christian Center located at 6375 Winbourne Avenue in Baton Rouge. Information is also available via the B-Quik website.
His flag-draped black casket, striped with a police officer’s blue, bore the Superman logo, a nod to his wife’s calling Jackson “her Superman”.
Chief Carl Dabadie, Jr said earlier he had trained Jackson as a recruit.
Mourners described Jackson as a loyal friend, an officer who loved his city and a proud father of his 4-month-old son Mason.
“Montrell loved God, loved his family, loved his squad”, Taylor said.
Trenisha Jackson, widow of slain Baton Rouge police Cpl.
Just days before he was shot and killed, Jackson posted an emotional Facebook message saying he was “physically and emotionally” exhausted and expressing how hard it was to be both a police officer and a black man.
“I love you man”, said Jackson’s brother Kendrick Pitts. A Superman “S” was emblazoned on a collage of photographs displayed above Jackson’s coffin.
As Baton Rouge Police lay to rest one of the officers killed in an ambush, troopers from the Magnolia state will be there to offer their support. “We will strive to be the best city we can be”. But in one striking photo, Jackson could be clearly seen standing behind a line of sheriff’s deputies dressed in riot gear during the Sterling protests.
Jackson’s family and friends put together an elaborate program for the service, with page after page filled with photographs and sentiments celebrating the hero they love and miss.
“You do have a few bad apples but it’s very few and far between”, Elkin said. “He was a valuable member of the BRPD, but above all he was a cherished part of this community. There was still a promise of things to come”, Dabadie said.
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Jackson, a 32-year-old corporal, is the third and final Baton Rouge law enforcement officer killed in an ambush last week to be buried. “We will live for whatever else wonderful he would’ve been”.
