Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Little Tich

(6,171 posts)
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 09:09 PM Oct 2015

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.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/florida-musician-killed-plainclothes-cop-never-fired-gun-151151385.html

3 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Florida musician killed by plainclothes cop never fired gun: lawyer (Original Post) Little Tich Oct 2015 OP
At least they clarified that he was carrying a firearm... TipTok Oct 2015 #1
I love that they point out the asian heritage of the pig. geomon666 Oct 2015 #2
I think they may have felt they needed some way to point out thesquanderer Oct 2015 #3

geomon666

(7,512 posts)
2. I love that they point out the asian heritage of the pig.
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 11:03 PM
Oct 2015

I guess if the pig isn't white then it's all ok.

thesquanderer

(11,954 posts)
3. I think they may have felt they needed some way to point out
Fri Oct 23, 2015, 10:57 AM
Oct 2015

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.

Latest Discussions»Latest Breaking News»Florida musician killed b...