Killing of Julian Lewis
| Date | August 7, 2020 |
|---|---|
| Location | Screven County, Georgia, US |
| Coordinates | 32°37′06″N 81°39′41″W / 32.618349°N 81.661500°W |
| Suspects | Jacob Gordon Thompson |
| Charges | Felony murder, aggravated assault |
On August 7, 2020, Julian Edward Roosevelt Lewis, an unarmed 60-year-old American carpenter, was fatally shot by Georgia State Patrol officer Jacob Gordon Thompson, on a rural road in Screven County, Georgia. Thompson attempted to stop Lewis for driving a vehicle with a broken tail light. When Lewis failed to stop, Thompson performed a PIT maneuver to force Lewis's car into a ditch and shot Lewis once in the face. On August 14, Thompson was charged with felony murder.