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because there are more white people...you know, them being the majority race.
people of color are killed by police at a higher rate than white people.
Another Hashtag: Not Even Safe In A Broken Down Car. Florida church drummer shot and killed by plain
people of color are killed by police at a higher rate than white people.
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I feel like Lionhood used to be more subtle with this ****.
You're so blatant, it's comical.
You ride white people so ******* hard.
You're so blatant, it's comical.
You ride white people so ******* hard.
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yeah i have to stop myself before i read his replies...dude really just cracks me up.
troll game is strong.
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Ya don't say?
"According to the US Department of Justice, blacks accounted for 52.5% of homicide offenders from 1980 to 2008, with whites 45.3% and "Other" 2.2%. The offending rate for blacks was almost 8 times higher than whites, and the victim rate 6 times higher. Most homicides were intraracial, with 84% of white victims killed by whites, and 93% of black victims killed by blacks"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_and_crime_in_the_United_States
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at you thinking he's trolling
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By Whitney Burbank
[h1]PBG officer involved in controversial shooting refuses to comment[/h1][h2]Corey Jones fatally shot by officer[/h2]
UPDATED 9:40 PM EDT Oct 21, 2015
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Exclusive: Source details PBG officer's account of fatal shooting
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LAKE WORTH, Fla. —Palm Beach Gardens police Officer Nouman Raja refused to comment on the national controversy he is at the center of.
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Raja was home Wednesday afternoon but would not answer the door when WPBF 25 News crews asked for an interview.
Video: State officials react to fatal shooting
When asked what happened the morning he fatally shot Corey Jones, Raja said "no comment" from the window before walking away.
Moments later, a Palm Beach County sheriff's deputy arrived and asked WPBF 25 News to leave.
Rajas is on paid leave after fatally shooting Jones on an interstate offramp in Palm Beach Gardens Sunday. He will remain on leave while Palm Beach Sheriff's Office investigates the shooting.
"It may just be an unfortunate situation (and) circumstances where this guy's car broke down and (he) sees a guy approaching him and pulls a gun, and it goes from there," said Raja's former neighbor Allan Lewis.
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Lewis said Raja lived next door to him for about a year until he moved to another south county community. Lewis, who is a retired Delray Beach police lieutenant, said it seemed Raja mostly kept to himself.
"Let the facts play out," said Lewis. "The investigation isn't even close to being over."
Wednesday afternoon PBSO crime scene investigators returned to the scene of the shooting to continue collecting evidence.
PBG police declined to provide any details of the confrontation between Raja and Jones until the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office completes its investigation.
PBSO will release details once its investigation is completed.
[h1]PBG officer involved in controversial shooting refuses to comment[/h1][h2]Corey Jones fatally shot by officer[/h2]
UPDATED 9:40 PM EDT Oct 21, 2015
NEXT STORY
Exclusive: Source details PBG officer's account of fatal shooting
SHOW TRANSCRIPT
LAKE WORTH, Fla. —Palm Beach Gardens police Officer Nouman Raja refused to comment on the national controversy he is at the center of.
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Raja was home Wednesday afternoon but would not answer the door when WPBF 25 News crews asked for an interview.
Video: State officials react to fatal shooting
When asked what happened the morning he fatally shot Corey Jones, Raja said "no comment" from the window before walking away.
Moments later, a Palm Beach County sheriff's deputy arrived and asked WPBF 25 News to leave.
Rajas is on paid leave after fatally shooting Jones on an interstate offramp in Palm Beach Gardens Sunday. He will remain on leave while Palm Beach Sheriff's Office investigates the shooting.
"It may just be an unfortunate situation (and) circumstances where this guy's car broke down and (he) sees a guy approaching him and pulls a gun, and it goes from there," said Raja's former neighbor Allan Lewis.
TIMELINE: THE DEATH OF COREY JONES
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Lewis said Raja lived next door to him for about a year until he moved to another south county community. Lewis, who is a retired Delray Beach police lieutenant, said it seemed Raja mostly kept to himself.
"Let the facts play out," said Lewis. "The investigation isn't even close to being over."
Wednesday afternoon PBSO crime scene investigators returned to the scene of the shooting to continue collecting evidence.
PBG police declined to provide any details of the confrontation between Raja and Jones until the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office completes its investigation.
PBSO will release details once its investigation is completed.
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[h1]Palm Beach declines black lawmakers’ call for outside probe of police shooting[/h1]
State attorney promises ‘fair and transparent’ investigation into roadside shooting
Activists plan rally outside Palm Beach Gardens Police building
Police found gun near car, but family doubts church-going Corey Jones instigated encounter
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Church drummer Corey Jones was shot and killed by police after his car broke down; details about the shooting are scarce. Courtesy of the Jones family The Washington Post
BY CHARLES RABIN, ALEX HARRIS AND KRISTEN CLARK
crabin@miamiherald.com
Calls by black state lawmakers on Wednesday for an independent probe into the fatal police shooting of a Delray Beach property manager and musician after his car broke down along I-95 were heeded by the governor — but brushed aside by the Palm Beach County state prosecutor.
After the state legislative Black Caucus gathered in Tallahassee to make its demand, Florida Gov. Rick Scott offered to enlist the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to help investigate what led to the death of Corey Jones.
The response from Palm Beach County State Attorney Dave Aronberg: Thanks, but we’ll handle it. He said his office intends to conduct “an independent and thorough investigation,” will continue to exchange information with the FDLE, and will meet soon with the grieving family of Jones, who was 31.
“We appreciate the Governor’s offer and have spoken with FDLE Commissioner Rick Swearingen about this matter. We routinely exchange information with FDLE and our working relationship with FDLE continues to be strong,” Aronberg said in a prepared statement.
Earlier in the day the Black Caucus had voiced frustration over a local police agency leading an investigation of the actions of an officer in their own back yard. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office will investigate the shooting by Palm Beach Gardens police officer Nouman Raja. The shooting, the latest in a string of fatal encounters across the nation between black men and police officers, is drawing national attention. Community activists plan a rally Thursday outside the Palm Beach Gardens police headquarters. Jones’ family is expected to attend.
“Once again, another young black man has been killed by being someplace he rightfully belonged in our state,” said Rep. Edwin Narain, D-Tampa. Narain said he was also angered that Stephen Stepp, the Palm Beach Gardens police chief, waited more than two days before addressing the issue publicly.
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[h4]Video: Black lawmakers call for state investigation into police-involved shooting of Florida man[/h4]
Black state legislators in Florida want an independent investigation into the police-involved shooting death of Corey Jones. He was shot in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Video by Kristen M. Clark/Miami Herald/Tampa Bay Times Tallahassee Bureau
“It is these type of delays and lack of evidence that continue to create distrust between communities of color and local police departments,” said Narain. “It is a source of anguish and frustration for black people nationwide, and legislative action and enforcement appears to be the only proper remedy.”
Rep. Bobby Powell, D-Riviera Beach, echoed that view: “This has to stop. There’s no evidence that we’ve seen to indicate that this man was a trouble-maker. . . . My community is frustrated, and rightfully so.”
Jones was killed early Sunday morning in a grassy swale along I-95 at the PGA Boulevard exit. Chief Stepp said Tuesday night that Raja stopped his white van near the on ramp after spotting Jones’ broken-down silver Hyundai just after 3 a.m. The officer was in an unmarked car and not in uniform while on a burglary detail. The car did not have a dashcam and Raja was not wearing a body camera.
Stepp said Raja, 38, thought the car was abandoned. But as Raja approached, Stepp said, “he was suddenly confronted by an armed subject.” Raja shot and killed Jones about 30 yards from the car after a brief foot chase. Stepp said police found a silver Jimenez .380 handgun with six rounds in it near the Hyundai. He said the weapon’s original box and the paperwork from the purchase were still inside Jones’ car.
Jones was returning home from a gig in Jupiter with his band, Future Prezidents, when his car broke down. He called a friend, who came by and helped him call a tow truck, then left.
Days later, family and friends continued to grapple with the death of someone they say was a gentle, church-going soul who wouldn’t even kill fish he caught, choosing instead to release them.
On Wednesday morning, the 872 seats at The Bible Church of God in Boynton Beach were mostly empty, except for Jones’ uncle Fred Banks, seated on a padded blue bench chatting with reporters. Behind Banks were more blue benches leading to a well-worn pulpit. White and gold fans spun lazily, causing the gold and crystal chandeliers alongside to sway. Jones’ grandfather is a bishop at the church. His sister is its secretary. He used to play music there.
Normally, at this time on this day, church leaders are preparing for evening Bible study. Instead, they were mourning the death of Jones and trying to understand why he was killed.
“He wouldn't attack anybody, that’s not in his character,” Fred Banks said of his nephew. “Hatred, violence, prejudice is all taught. For them to call Corey aggressive, no way.”
His family hired Tallahassee attorney Benjamin Crump, who represented the families of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, killed by a security guard in Sanford, Florida, and Michael Brown, 19, shot and killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri. On CNN Wednesday Crump said he doubted Jones knew Raja was a police officer because he was in an unmarked car and not wearing his uniform.
Jones, born into a prominent Boynton Beach family of church elders, was an inspector and assistant property manager with the Delray Beach Housing Authority. He grew up playing drums at the family church, just like his father. He was the brother of former NFL player C.J. Jones, and the cousin of current NFL player Anquan Bolden.
Raja joined the Palm Beach Gardens police department seven months ago. Stepp said there have been no complaints or disciplinary actions filed against him, and no internal affairs investigations. Before that he spent eight years with the city of Atlantis police department in Palm Beach County. There, he ran into some trouble, disciplinary action reports from the city show.
He received a written reprimand in 2011 after chasing a car he spotted with expired tags through a crowd of people who had to jump out of the way. He also received a written reprimand for three incidents in 2012 in which he did not submit reports. In one of the incidents he failed to file away narcotics he had confiscated that were later found in his vehicle. At least two of those cases were dropped.
Raja, an adjunct professor at Palm Beach State College and certified to teach firearms training, has been placed on administrative leave until the investigation plays out.
Family friend Vince Wilfork, a future Hall of Famer and current Houston Texans defensive lineman, said he plans on gathering with Jones’ family on Saturday, the day before the Texans face the Miami Dolphins. He called the death “a tough pill to swallow” and said “everybody needs to held accountable and hopefully justice can be served.”
Breante Allen, 26, is a cousin of Jones. They grew up in the same home and played football and video games and went to church together as kids. They also liked to go fishing, but because of Jones’ gentle nature, Allen recalled, it usually meant releasing whatever they caught.
Allen said Jones had just made the final payment on his gun, which he bought for security because he always was collecting rent from tenants at all hours of the night. Another reason he bought the weapon, according to Allen: the nine people shot to death at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, in June.
“That’s what triggered him,” said Allen. “He asked, what if someone tried to do that to my church? My family?”
The Bible Church of God in Boynton Beach will have a benefit concert in honor of Jones on Sunday, with all proceeds going to the family.
Miami Herald Staff Writer Adam Beasley contributed to this report.
Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/crime/article40796064.html#storylink=cpy
[h1]Palm Beach declines black lawmakers’ call for outside probe of police shooting[/h1]
State attorney promises ‘fair and transparent’ investigation into roadside shooting
Activists plan rally outside Palm Beach Gardens Police building
Police found gun near car, but family doubts church-going Corey Jones instigated encounter
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Church drummer Corey Jones was shot and killed by police after his car broke down; details about the shooting are scarce. Courtesy of the Jones family The Washington Post
BY CHARLES RABIN, ALEX HARRIS AND KRISTEN CLARK
crabin@miamiherald.com
Calls by black state lawmakers on Wednesday for an independent probe into the fatal police shooting of a Delray Beach property manager and musician after his car broke down along I-95 were heeded by the governor — but brushed aside by the Palm Beach County state prosecutor.
After the state legislative Black Caucus gathered in Tallahassee to make its demand, Florida Gov. Rick Scott offered to enlist the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to help investigate what led to the death of Corey Jones.
The response from Palm Beach County State Attorney Dave Aronberg: Thanks, but we’ll handle it. He said his office intends to conduct “an independent and thorough investigation,” will continue to exchange information with the FDLE, and will meet soon with the grieving family of Jones, who was 31.
“We appreciate the Governor’s offer and have spoken with FDLE Commissioner Rick Swearingen about this matter. We routinely exchange information with FDLE and our working relationship with FDLE continues to be strong,” Aronberg said in a prepared statement.
Earlier in the day the Black Caucus had voiced frustration over a local police agency leading an investigation of the actions of an officer in their own back yard. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office will investigate the shooting by Palm Beach Gardens police officer Nouman Raja. The shooting, the latest in a string of fatal encounters across the nation between black men and police officers, is drawing national attention. Community activists plan a rally Thursday outside the Palm Beach Gardens police headquarters. Jones’ family is expected to attend.
“Once again, another young black man has been killed by being someplace he rightfully belonged in our state,” said Rep. Edwin Narain, D-Tampa. Narain said he was also angered that Stephen Stepp, the Palm Beach Gardens police chief, waited more than two days before addressing the issue publicly.
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[h4]Video: Black lawmakers call for state investigation into police-involved shooting of Florida man[/h4]
Black state legislators in Florida want an independent investigation into the police-involved shooting death of Corey Jones. He was shot in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Video by Kristen M. Clark/Miami Herald/Tampa Bay Times Tallahassee Bureau
“It is these type of delays and lack of evidence that continue to create distrust between communities of color and local police departments,” said Narain. “It is a source of anguish and frustration for black people nationwide, and legislative action and enforcement appears to be the only proper remedy.”
Rep. Bobby Powell, D-Riviera Beach, echoed that view: “This has to stop. There’s no evidence that we’ve seen to indicate that this man was a trouble-maker. . . . My community is frustrated, and rightfully so.”
Jones was killed early Sunday morning in a grassy swale along I-95 at the PGA Boulevard exit. Chief Stepp said Tuesday night that Raja stopped his white van near the on ramp after spotting Jones’ broken-down silver Hyundai just after 3 a.m. The officer was in an unmarked car and not in uniform while on a burglary detail. The car did not have a dashcam and Raja was not wearing a body camera.
Stepp said Raja, 38, thought the car was abandoned. But as Raja approached, Stepp said, “he was suddenly confronted by an armed subject.” Raja shot and killed Jones about 30 yards from the car after a brief foot chase. Stepp said police found a silver Jimenez .380 handgun with six rounds in it near the Hyundai. He said the weapon’s original box and the paperwork from the purchase were still inside Jones’ car.
Jones was returning home from a gig in Jupiter with his band, Future Prezidents, when his car broke down. He called a friend, who came by and helped him call a tow truck, then left.
Days later, family and friends continued to grapple with the death of someone they say was a gentle, church-going soul who wouldn’t even kill fish he caught, choosing instead to release them.
On Wednesday morning, the 872 seats at The Bible Church of God in Boynton Beach were mostly empty, except for Jones’ uncle Fred Banks, seated on a padded blue bench chatting with reporters. Behind Banks were more blue benches leading to a well-worn pulpit. White and gold fans spun lazily, causing the gold and crystal chandeliers alongside to sway. Jones’ grandfather is a bishop at the church. His sister is its secretary. He used to play music there.
Normally, at this time on this day, church leaders are preparing for evening Bible study. Instead, they were mourning the death of Jones and trying to understand why he was killed.
“He wouldn't attack anybody, that’s not in his character,” Fred Banks said of his nephew. “Hatred, violence, prejudice is all taught. For them to call Corey aggressive, no way.”
His family hired Tallahassee attorney Benjamin Crump, who represented the families of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, killed by a security guard in Sanford, Florida, and Michael Brown, 19, shot and killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri. On CNN Wednesday Crump said he doubted Jones knew Raja was a police officer because he was in an unmarked car and not wearing his uniform.
Jones, born into a prominent Boynton Beach family of church elders, was an inspector and assistant property manager with the Delray Beach Housing Authority. He grew up playing drums at the family church, just like his father. He was the brother of former NFL player C.J. Jones, and the cousin of current NFL player Anquan Bolden.
Raja joined the Palm Beach Gardens police department seven months ago. Stepp said there have been no complaints or disciplinary actions filed against him, and no internal affairs investigations. Before that he spent eight years with the city of Atlantis police department in Palm Beach County. There, he ran into some trouble, disciplinary action reports from the city show.
He received a written reprimand in 2011 after chasing a car he spotted with expired tags through a crowd of people who had to jump out of the way. He also received a written reprimand for three incidents in 2012 in which he did not submit reports. In one of the incidents he failed to file away narcotics he had confiscated that were later found in his vehicle. At least two of those cases were dropped.
Raja, an adjunct professor at Palm Beach State College and certified to teach firearms training, has been placed on administrative leave until the investigation plays out.
Family friend Vince Wilfork, a future Hall of Famer and current Houston Texans defensive lineman, said he plans on gathering with Jones’ family on Saturday, the day before the Texans face the Miami Dolphins. He called the death “a tough pill to swallow” and said “everybody needs to held accountable and hopefully justice can be served.”
Breante Allen, 26, is a cousin of Jones. They grew up in the same home and played football and video games and went to church together as kids. They also liked to go fishing, but because of Jones’ gentle nature, Allen recalled, it usually meant releasing whatever they caught.
Allen said Jones had just made the final payment on his gun, which he bought for security because he always was collecting rent from tenants at all hours of the night. Another reason he bought the weapon, according to Allen: the nine people shot to death at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, in June.
“That’s what triggered him,” said Allen. “He asked, what if someone tried to do that to my church? My family?”
The Bible Church of God in Boynton Beach will have a benefit concert in honor of Jones on Sunday, with all proceeds going to the family.
Miami Herald Staff Writer Adam Beasley contributed to this report.
Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/crime/article40796064.html#storylink=cpy
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It says he shot dude as he was running away. 
"He received a written reprimand in 2011 after chasing a car he spotted with expired tags through a crowd of people who had to jump out of the way"
"He received a written reprimand in 2011 after chasing a car he spotted with expired tags through a crowd of people who had to jump out of the way"
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Why Crump And Al Sharpton.. These dudes aint winning!!!
[h1]Exclusive: Source details officer's account of fatal shooting[/h1][h2]Family of Corey Jones hires civil rights lawyer Benjamin Crump[/h2]
UPDATED 4:44 PM EDT Oct 21, 2015
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PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. —Early Sunday morning, a Palm Beach Gardens police officer shot and killed Corey Jones.
Jones' car had broken down on the PGA Boulevard exit ramp.
According to a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office source who can’t comment publicly, the account Palm Beach Gardens officer Nouman Raja told investigators is that Jones pulled a gun on him as soon as Raja approached him on the exit ramp from I-95 and said, “Police. Man, are you alright?”
Raja said he then fired two to three shots at Jones, who was standing behind his open driver’s side door. He said Jones then took off running.
+ VIDEO: PBG Police Comment On Shooting
+ VIDEO: Family of Corey Jones Speaks Out
Raja told investigators he was tracking Jones as he ran, and saw him make it to the guardrail west of the car, about 30 feet away.
The source said Raja said he could see the flickering silver of a laser on Jones’ gun, and that’s when he took aim and fired two more times.
Raja was working an undercover surveillance detail on burgled cars, and pulled up to Jones in a white unmarked passenger van, perpendicular to the front of Jones’ car.
He was wearing jeans, a tan T-shirt and a ball cap. He did not have his duty gun on him, but a smaller, back-up Glock in a front holster. The duty gun was in the van.
The source said Raja told detectives Jones was standing, and Jones immediately said, “I’m okay.”
Raja said he then identified himself as police, and that’s when Jones pulled out his gun, and Raja immediately shot at him.
Raja had left his police radio in the van, and called 911 on his cell phone as he tracked Jones running away.
According to the source, evidence technicians found five casings from Raja’s Glock 40 at the scene.
They also found a Jimenez Arms 380 semi-automatic pistol, with six live rounds in the magazine, which apparently belonged to Jones.
The Palm Beach Gardens Police issued a statement Monday that said Jones suddenly confronted Raja with a gun, and that’s when Raja fired.
According to the Miami-Dade Clerk of Courts, Jones was arrested for having a concealed firearm (felony) and a concealed weapon (misdemeanor) in Miami-Dade County on May 26, 2007. He pleaded not guilty and accepted a "Deferred Prosecution Program" in lieu of prosecution.
He completed the program and was "Nolle Pros" which means he was not prosecuted. He also filed a motion in the court to get his gun back. The gun was not return to Jones. Records show it was returned to someone with the last name of Ellington.
A peaceful rally is scheduled to be held outside the Palm Beach Gardens Police Department on Thursday.
Rev. Al Sharpton has been invited to attend.
Why Crump And Al Sharpton.. These dudes aint winning!!!
[h1]Exclusive: Source details officer's account of fatal shooting[/h1][h2]Family of Corey Jones hires civil rights lawyer Benjamin Crump[/h2]
UPDATED 4:44 PM EDT Oct 21, 2015
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Man killed by police officer arrested in 2007
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PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. —Early Sunday morning, a Palm Beach Gardens police officer shot and killed Corey Jones.
FAMILY OF COREY JONES SPEAKS OUT, DEMANDS JUSTICE
The family of Corey Jones made a public statement Tuesday.
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CIVIL RIGHTS LAWYER HIRED BY FAMILY OF MAN KILLED BY PBG...
The family of a man shot and killed by a Palm Beach Gardens police officer has hired civil rights lawyer Benjamin Crump.
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Jones' car had broken down on the PGA Boulevard exit ramp.
According to a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office source who can’t comment publicly, the account Palm Beach Gardens officer Nouman Raja told investigators is that Jones pulled a gun on him as soon as Raja approached him on the exit ramp from I-95 and said, “Police. Man, are you alright?”
Raja said he then fired two to three shots at Jones, who was standing behind his open driver’s side door. He said Jones then took off running.
+ VIDEO: PBG Police Comment On Shooting
+ VIDEO: Family of Corey Jones Speaks Out
Raja told investigators he was tracking Jones as he ran, and saw him make it to the guardrail west of the car, about 30 feet away.
The source said Raja said he could see the flickering silver of a laser on Jones’ gun, and that’s when he took aim and fired two more times.
Raja was working an undercover surveillance detail on burgled cars, and pulled up to Jones in a white unmarked passenger van, perpendicular to the front of Jones’ car.
He was wearing jeans, a tan T-shirt and a ball cap. He did not have his duty gun on him, but a smaller, back-up Glock in a front holster. The duty gun was in the van.
The source said Raja told detectives Jones was standing, and Jones immediately said, “I’m okay.”
Raja said he then identified himself as police, and that’s when Jones pulled out his gun, and Raja immediately shot at him.
Raja had left his police radio in the van, and called 911 on his cell phone as he tracked Jones running away.
According to the source, evidence technicians found five casings from Raja’s Glock 40 at the scene.
They also found a Jimenez Arms 380 semi-automatic pistol, with six live rounds in the magazine, which apparently belonged to Jones.
The Palm Beach Gardens Police issued a statement Monday that said Jones suddenly confronted Raja with a gun, and that’s when Raja fired.
According to the Miami-Dade Clerk of Courts, Jones was arrested for having a concealed firearm (felony) and a concealed weapon (misdemeanor) in Miami-Dade County on May 26, 2007. He pleaded not guilty and accepted a "Deferred Prosecution Program" in lieu of prosecution.
He completed the program and was "Nolle Pros" which means he was not prosecuted. He also filed a motion in the court to get his gun back. The gun was not return to Jones. Records show it was returned to someone with the last name of Ellington.
A peaceful rally is scheduled to be held outside the Palm Beach Gardens Police Department on Thursday.
Rev. Al Sharpton has been invited to attend.
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The officer wasn't even qualified to be an undercover cop
I really hope he gets charged with murder
The officer wasn't even qualified to be an undercover cop
I really hope he gets charged with murder
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Cop story looking like Swiss Cheese
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Police officers union hired an outside PR firm to handle this, and the officer lawyer'd up. I really hope he gets prosecuted and the sheriff finally gets voted out. It's been going on for too long here.
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Sad story. I really hope the truth comes out.
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"Jones was on the phone with AT&T's roadside assistance when he was shot: Jones' final call was underway at 3:15 a.m. during the shooting. Although it's unclear if Jones still was holding the cellphone at the time, records show the final call started at 3:10 a.m. and ended at 4:03 a.m., for a duration of 53 minutes."
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/palm-beach/fl-corey-jones-call-log-20151027-story.html
Hope the phone call to roadside assistance captured something or the person on the other end heard what happened and comes forward.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/palm-beach/fl-corey-jones-call-log-20151027-story.html
Hope the phone call to roadside assistance captured something or the person on the other end heard what happened and comes forward.
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This story is getting crazier.
