Beating death victim identified as father of officer killed in 2016 ambush

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Baton Rouge Police Department is investigating the beating death of a man outside the Triple S Food Mart on North Foster Drive near Fairfields Avenue.

According to police, Hosea Jackson, 63, was physically assaulted on Thursday, June 1.

Family members confirmed that Hosea Jackson is the father of BRPD Cpl. Montrell Jackson, one of the officers killed in the 2016 law enforcement ambush in Baton Rouge.

“I think the effects from 2016 still linger in this community, still lingers around Baton Rouge. There’s a lot more that we have to do. But a lot of this cannot simply end on conversation alone, it cannot simply with us just talking about it,” Dadrius Lanus, 100 Black Men said.

Hosea Jackson was rushed to a hospital and died as a result of his injuries on Sunday, June 4, police said.

BRPD said that autopsy results ruled Jackson’s death a homicide because of injuries to his head and neck area.

“Anytime people are fearful to talk, that’s a problem for not only this community but it’s a problem for the society that we’ve built here in Baton Rouge. People talking amongst each other especially as it involves crime, it helps us not only to figure out who are the perpetrators of these crimes but it also helps us to figure out and pinpoint where these things are taking place,” explained Lanus.

A motive and suspect are unknown at this time.

Anyone with details that can help investigators is being urged to contact the Capital Region Crime Stoppers at (225) 389-4869.

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