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Ret. correctional officer’s friends refute police version of killing, demand video

FDLE continues to investigate deputies decision to kill 26-year Miami-Dade County corrections veteran

By Glenna Milber & Andrea Torres
Local 10

MIAMI — Walter Clark said he just cant believe that his friend would shoot at law enforcement. He also wouldn’t mention the Islamic State during a tense situation, he said.

His friend Earl Jackson, 59, was not that kind of guy, he said. The married father -- who retired from Miami-Dade Corrections, after serving for 26 years -- just would not do that, he said.

Alachua County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Art Forgey said it all began when a Florida Highway Patrol trooper stopped to render aid to Jackson who seemed to be stranded. Jackson fired several rounds and fled into the woods, Forgey said.

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