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Killing of Corey Jones
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Corey Jones (February 3, &#;&#; October 18, ) was shot to death by police officer Nouman K. Raja, while waiting for a tow truck by his disabled car, in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.[1][2][3]
Raja, who was in plainclothes and in an unmarked white van, approached Jones, who was waiting by his disabled vehicle on a highway exit ramp.[4] Within seconds, Raja fired six shots at Jones, striking him three times.[5] After the shooting, Raja falsely claimed to investigators that he had identified himself as a police officer and shot Jones in self-defense; both assertions were disproved by an audio recording of the fatal shooting.[4]
On June 1, , Raja was charged with manslaughter by culpable negligence and attempted first-degree murder with a firearm. He was convicted of the charges on March 7, ,[6] following an eight-day jury trial.[4] Raja was sentenced to 25 ye
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The shooting death of year-old Corey Lamar Jones in by Pakistani-American police officer Nouman K. Raja when Jones was waiting bygd his disabled car contributed to the growth of the Black Lives Matter movement. The incident sparked national protests similar to those in the wake of the deaths of Trayvon Martin, Walter Lamar Scott, and Samuel DuBose.
Jones was born on February 3, to Clinton Jones Sr. and Anita Banks in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Jones also has siblings, including one brother and three sisters. Jones also had two cousins who are professional athletes playing in the National Football League (NFL): Vince Wilfork and Anquan Boldin.
Corey Jones attended Santa Luces Community High School where he was on the school football team. After graduating from high school in , Jones attended the University of Akron in Akron, Ohio where he double-majored in music and business administration and earned both degrees upon graduation in After graduation Jones worked as a youth mentor fo