Ex-Florida officer sentenced to 25 years for fatally shooting black motorist

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NEW: Former Florida police officer sentenced to 25 years in prison for manslaughter and attempted murder in the deadly shooting of Corey Jones in 2015.

in the fatal shooting of a stranded black motorist in 2015.

Nouman Raja is brought into the courtroom for sentencing Thursday, April 25, 2019 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Raja, a former Palm Beach Gardens police officer, was convicted on one count each of manslaughter by culpable negligence and first-degree attempted murder. He shot and killed stranded motorist Corey Jones Oct. 18, 2015.Jones was returning home from a nightclub performance early on the morning of Oct. 18, 2015, when his SUV broke down on an off-ramp of Interstate 95.

He was wearing jeans, a T-shirt and a baseball cap because he was investigating auto burglaries. His sergeant testified at a hearing that he told Raja to wear a vest marked"police" if he confronted anyone, but the vest was found inside the unmarked van.

 

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so an auto-burglary investgating cop in street clothes on an off-ramp failed to wear his “police” ID vest confronting a possible suspect, shot & killed him because the man pulled out a gun to defend his drum set from being stolen from his broken down SUV?

Better late than never. Victory for Americans

How are both charges applied He didnt attempt, he did it. Probably catering to the dint du nuffin crowd

Instead if being a good guy, he killed this man for no reason doing that he destroyed two families lives forever

dirtbag! Put away all the trash that wears a badge

Dirty Cop n Prison......Welcome to da Bizzzzzness!!!!!!!

Great News! One bad cop finally brought to justice.

Oh well, dems da breaks.

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