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Shaquille O'Neal donates $5K to reward fund to help find man accused of killing GA police officer

Shaquille O'Neal, Shareef O'Neal, Shaqir O'Neal
Posted at 3:38 PM, Nov 09, 2021
and last updated 2021-11-09 17:38:12-05

The reward for help finding the man accused of shooting a police officer in Georgia has grown to $70,000.

According to NBC News, former NBA star Shaquille O'Neal donated $5,000 dollars to the fund.

Police say Jordan Jackson shot Henry County police officer Paramhans Desai after he responded to a domestic dispute call on Thursday.

Desai died Monday night, the police department said.

Jackson is wanted on a charge of aggravated assault on a police officer. Police say the charge is expected to be upgraded to murder.

Jackson was last seen in a white 2016 Honda Civic with Georgia license plate RXF0384.

People can contact Crime Stoppers at 404-577-8477 if they know where Jackson may be hiding.