Authorities have confirmed that a man fatally shot by an Illinois state trooper was the prime suspect in two shootings that occurred in Clinton, Iowa. Randy A. Jackson, 39, allegedly shot and injured a man and a woman in Clinton on Sunday and early Monday. The male victim sustained non-life-threatening injuries, while the woman's condition remains undisclosed after being hospitalized for multiple gunshot wounds.
The incident escalated on Monday evening when Illinois troopers and other law enforcement agencies pursued Jackson's vehicle near Danville, Illinois, close to the Indiana border. The chase concluded on a county road where Jackson was located in a detached garage. Following a standoff during which Jackson reportedly refused to comply with officers' demands, an Illinois trooper shot him. Jackson was transported to a hospital and pronounced dead on Tuesday.
No law enforcement officers were injured during the incident. An internal investigation into the trooper-involved shooting is currently in progress.
