<div style="display:inline" class="fn">Jacob Chestnut</div>
Jacob Chestnut | |
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 Officer Jacob Chestnut, USCP.jpg | |
| Born | April 28, 1940 |
| 💀Died | July 24, 1998 (aged 58) Washington, D.C.July 24, 1998 (aged 58) |
| Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery Arlington County, Virginia |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 👪 Relatives | Gwenling (wife) Janet (daughter) Janece (daughter) Karen (daughter) Joseph (son) William (son) |
Jacob Joseph Chestnut (April 28, 1940 – July 24, 1998), one of two United States Capitol Police officers killed in the line of duty on July 24, 1998, was the first African American, as well as the first person overall (along with his colleague John Gibson), to lie in honor in the United States Capitol.[1] Chestnut is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.[2] His funeral included a speech by President Bill Clinton and a fly-over by military jets in a missing man formation.
Shooting[edit]
Chestnut was on guard at the Document Door entrance to the U.S. Capitol when gunman Russell Eugene Weston Jr. entered. Chestnut, manning a metal detector, was caught unaware when Weston shot him in the back of the head at point-blank range, killing him instantly.
Chestnut and fellow police officer Detective John Gibson were the only two people killed in the attack. A female tourist suffered minor injuries after bullets grazed her shoulder and face.
Career[edit]
Chestnut retired as a master sergeant from the United States Air Force after 20 years of service in the Air Force Security Police. His career included two tours in the Vietnam War.[3]
Legacy[edit]
In 1998, the House of Representatives passed a bill to name a post office in Fort Washington, Maryland in Chestnut's honor.[4]
In 2000, the building housing the United States Air Force's 20th Security Forces Squadron at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina was dedicated to Chestnut.
| Murder of Jacob Chestnut | |
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| Part of U.S. Capitol shooting incident (1998) | |
| Location | Lua error in Module:WikidataIB at line 665: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
| Coordinates | 38°53′23″N 77°0′32″W / 38.88972°N 77.00889°W ⧼validator-fatal-error⧽ |
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Attack type | Shooting |
| Weapons | .38-caliber Smith & Wesson revolver |
| Deaths | Two: Jacob Chestnut, John Gibson |
Non-fatal injuries | Three: Angela Dickerson (tourist), Douglas McMillian (USCP officer), Russell Eugene Weston Jr. |
| Perpetrator | Russell Eugene Weston, Jr. |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Lying in State or in Honor". US Architect of the Capitol (AOC). Retrieved 2018-09-01.
- ↑ Burial Detail: Chestnut, Jacob J (section 4, grave 2764-A) – ANC Explorer
- ↑ http://www.vspa.com/t-rip-chestnut-usaf-1998.htm
- ↑ H.R.4516 - To designate the United States Postal Service building located at 11550 Livingston Road, in Oxon Hill, Maryland, as the "Jacob Joseph Chestnut Post Office Building" (105th Congress).
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| Preceded by Claude Pepper |
Persons who have lain in state or honor in the United States Capitol rotunda (with John Gibson) July 28, 1998 |
Succeeded by Ronald Reagan |
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