FMPD Chief Jason Fields releases 911 call after police kill man

Days after local NAACP leaders received a letter claiming police knew the victim in an officer-involved shooting didn't have a weapon and demanded that Fort Myers police release information, Chief Jason Fields released a 911 call.

Fields said the independent investigation of the incident is ongoing by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the State Attorney's Office.

The 911 call, with the caller's identification redacted and the voice digitally altered, repeatedly referenced that Christopher Jordan, 58, had threatened the caller with a gun, showed the person a gun and called them names.

Previous police-issued statements indicated Jordan's sister made the 911 call.

The chief said police released a preliminary statement Dec. 2 into their response to the incident involving Jordan's death after an officer responding to the Dec. 1 call shot and killed him.

"The release was based on the information that was available at that time," Fields said Monday. "The officers on scene were operating under the impression, based on multiple factors, that they were dealing with an armed and dangerous individual."

James Muwakkil, president of the Lee County NAACP, said Monday the involved officer "is being shielded and covered."

Fields said the officer who fired the lethal shot saw a gun before he shot. Authorities haven't released the officer's name.

The 911 caller claimed Jordan was in a home with a pit bull and threatened the caller.

"He got a gun, he showed it to me and it's black," the caller said. The caller said Jordan was attempting to conceal the weapon before officers arrived.

When officers did arrive, Fields said they met with the caller, who provided additional details recorded on officers' body cameras.

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Fields on Monday also played a redacted video that distorted the caller's voice and image, redacting the name.

The video shows the caller told officers that Jordan pointed a firearm at her.

Fields said the involved officer remains on paid administrative leave while the investigation continues.

NAACP calls for criminal charges in Stella Street shooting, citing anonymous letter

The Lee County NAACP on Friday called on prosecutors to bring criminal charges against the Fort Myers police officer who fatally shot Jordan.

Muwakkil said the organization received an unsigned letter with no return address on Thursday. The letter claims that Fields allowed the department to release a statement immediately following the incident, claiming Jordan pointed a gun at officers, despite knowing that Jordan did not have a firearm during a 45-minute standoff.

The letter's author said that emails between Fields and his command staff will prove that officials knew Jordan was not armed.

The NAACP has filed a records request seeking those emails, Muwakkil said Friday.

Muwakkil on Monday evening said all the body camera footage should be released without redactions.

"They cherry-picked the body cam they want the public to hear," he said.

He said the group plans to present a letter Tuesday to the State Attorney's Office.

"Who made that call to end that man's life within 45 minutes?" Muwakkil asked. "We have to make sure this is not something that is beginning to happen to us again."

What happened Dec. 1 on Stella Street?

Officers responded to Jordan's Stella Street home on Dec. 1 after his sister said Jordan had threatened her with a firearm, according to a police statement.

Jordan barricaded himself in the home during a standoff with officers, who fatally shot him after he appeared at a window brandishing a gun, police said.

Members of Jordan's family said he was not known to have a gun and questioned the police version of events, prompting the NAACP to file a federal civil rights complaint and hold a news conference outside the home on Dec. 14.

Jordan faced a string of drug and burglary charges dating back through the 1990s, court records show. None of the charges involved the use of firearms.

News-Press reporter Dan Glaun contributed to this report.

Tomas Rodriguez is a Breaking/Live News Reporter for the Naples Daily News and The News-Press. You can reach Tomas at TRodriguez@gannett.com or 772-333-5501. Connect with him on Threads @tomasfrobeltran, Instagram @tomasfrobeltran and Facebook @tomasrodrigueznews.

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