Florida musician killed by plainclothes cop never fired gun: lawyer
Source: Yahoo! News / Reuters
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (Reuters) - A Florida musician who was shot and killed by a plainclothes police officer after his car broke down on a highway exit ramp never fired the handgun he was carrying and was running away at one point, lawyers for the dead man's family said on Thursday.
Corey Jones, a 31-year-old black drummer, was waiting for a tow truck around 3 a.m. on Sunday when he was approached by Nouman Raja, who was driving an unmarked van, the lawyers told a news conference on the steps of the Palm Beach County courthouse.
Police say there was a confrontation with Jones, who was carrying a recently purchased handgun, that ended with Jones being shot and killed by Raja, who was on duty investigating a burglary.
The shooting is the latest in a string of fatal incidents involving police and black men across the United States that have sparked outrage and fueled questions about excessive use of force by officers.
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TipTok
(2,474 posts)Was vague in the day afterwards...
geomon666
(7,512 posts)I guess if the pig isn't white then it's all ok.
thesquanderer
(11,954 posts)that the officer was not black. Which actually could be considered relevant information, and there's no ideal way of putting it.
Unmarked cars should only be used to identify issues... they should call a marked vehicle to the scene before doing anything. There needs to be 100% clarity that this is a legitimate police officer before there is any possible interaction with the public.