William "Corey" Jackson was a 34-year-old African-American man who was fatally shot by a police officer in Geneva, New York, in May 2011.
William "Corey" Jackson was in the back seat, and he was wanted in connection with an alleged strong armed robbery that morning with theft of $150, a cell phone and a pack of cigarettes.
Carmen Reale said Jackson was repeatedly reaching under the seat of the car and then turned toward another officer with an object in his hand.
[3] Geneva Police Chief Frank Pane stated that the sergeant who shot Jackson feared he was armed and possibly reaching for a gun.
[3] After the killing of Jackson, the civil rights organization NAACP stated that many African Americans and others had contacted it voicing concerns about police harassment in the city.