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Florida: Questions Raised After Plainclothes Cop Kills Black Musician

HeadlineOct 21, 2015

In Florida, family and friends are raising questions about a plainclothes police officer’s fatal shooting of African-American musician Corey Jones. Palm Beach Gardens police say officer Nouman Raja was in an unmarked cruiser when he stopped to investigate Jones’ car, which had broken down. Police said the officer was “suddenly confronted by an armed subject” and opened fire, killing Jones. It’s unclear if Raja identified himself as an officer. There is no police dashboard or body camera video of the shooting.

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