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Florida: Ex-Cop Guilty in Shooting Death of Black Motorist

HeadlineMar 08, 2019

In Florida, a jury in West Palm Beach found former police officer Nouman Raja guilty Thursday of manslaughter and attempted murder for shooting and killing 31-year-old Corey Jones in October of 2015. Jones, who was African-American, was having car trouble and waiting for a tow truck when officer Raja drove the wrong way up a one-way ramp and approached him in an unmarked van. At the time, Raja was wearing plain clothes and did not identify himself as a police officer. Jones apparently feared he was being robbed, and pulled out a legally purchased handgun. Raja then opened fire and shot Jones multiple times. Raja is the first on-duty Florida officer convicted in a shooting in 30 years.

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