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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
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Bit more clarity than there was a few days ago at least...
geomon666
(7,512 posts)His word against a dead man who can't speak for himself.
TipTok
(2,474 posts)It helps to alleviate questions of a drop gun or other conspiracy theories...
ecstatic
(32,701 posts)TipTok
(2,474 posts)You aren't justified in drawing down on a stranger who stopped behind you on the road...
Reasonableness...
Liberal_in_LA
(44,397 posts)TipTok
(2,474 posts)... since the other thread was so popular a few days ago and many were calling for head of the cop.
Not so much it seems...
artislife
(9,497 posts)TipTok
(2,474 posts)Either way it certainly isn't the clear cut case of abuse that some were making it out to be and I think most lost interest...