A Cop Who Killed A Stranded Black Motorist Became The First Officer In Florida To Be Convicted Of An On-Duty Shooting In 30 Years
Raja:"Get your fucking hands up! Drop!"
During the shooting, Jones threw his gun away in the grass as he ran from the car, prosecutors said. Three of Raja's bullets struck Jones, one of which fatally struck his chest. "I identified myself and he turned, pointed the gun at me, and started running," Raja told the 911 operator, according to court documents."I shot him."
Police officers in the country rarely get charged for deadly shootings, and it is even rarer for them to face trials and get convicted,Philip Stinson, an associate professor of criminal justice at Bowling Green State University who studies crimes committed by law enforcement.
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