WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The Latest on the trial of a fired Florida police officer in the shooting of a stranded black motorist :A fired Florida police officer has been found guilty as charged of manslaughter and attempted murder in the fatal shooting of a stranded black motorist. Nouman Raja is the first officer in the state to be convicted of an on-duty shooting in 30 years.
Raja was in plain clothes and driving an unmarked white van when he drove the wrong way up a darkened off ramp to Jones’ stalled SUV. Prosecutors said an audio recording showed Raja never identified himself and approached Jones aggressively, making him believe he was being robbed. They say that caused Jones to pull his legally possessed handgun. Raja then shot him repeatedly.
The jurors will return to Palm Beach County courthouse Thursday to resume deliberating the fate of Nouman Raja. The 41-year-old former Palm Beach Gardens officer is charged with manslaughter and attempted murder for the 2015 shooting of 31-year-old Corey Jones.
WTH is wrong with people?🌑🖤
he was actually Samoan, no need to pay attention.
If he had only changed his name from Noumann Raja to Bubba Johnson when he became a cop, he could have gotten away with it in Florida.
The stranded black motorist had a NAME, a family, fans, and people who loved him. His NAME was Corey Jones. Stop treating nonwhite crime victims like we are NUMBERS.
Is holding a police officer of color accountable for murder of a Black man one step on the way to holding a white officer accountable?
Justice, like lightning, ever should appear; To few men ruin, but to all men fear. -Thomas Randolph
To all you that didn't read the article, they say his name in the article. Good greef.
If it had been a white motorist, would you have included that in the headline or would there even be a story?
Why looked here, itsnot even a white boy that killed a black boy. No wonder the media isn’t all over it. It’s his last name. Wonder if he’s a refugee or illegal?
Florida jury got one right👏🏾
He will absolutely love prison
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So Cory Jones is dead but the cop was convicted of ‘attempted’ murder? That doesn’t make sense to me.
ACAB
Can’t even be a lost black man in this country
Justice, like lightning, ever should appear; To few men ruin, but to all men fear. -Thomas Mallory
Good
So, this might be a dumb question, but how can you be convicted of ATTEMPTED murder if the person actually died? It's like bizarro Mitch Hedberg - 'I attempted to murder this guy. I did murder him, but I attempted to too.'
I don’t understand. He killed a motorist but was convicted of attempting to? That makes 0 sense.
How is it only attempted murder when he killed the guy?
Beyond the systematic racial profiling issue, isn't it simply wrong that a peace officer killed someone?
'Attempted murder and killing'? Make up your mind
How do you get attempted murder for killing someone?
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solomonmissouri Okay, I get the manslaughter, but the attempted murder kinda stumps me.
His name was Corey Jones. SayHisName
I don’t get it. Because he’s brown? This happens almost every day in this country but when it’s a white officer, they get paid leave and their job back in two months....
JamilahLemieux BenjaminPDixon is this the case that involved your friend or a friend of your friend?
jentaub One crumb of justice.
“...found guilty of ATTEMPTED MURDER, for KILLING stranded black motorist...” 🤔 the person’s dead right? How is this “attempted murder?”
Attempted murder for killing someone? I mean, by definition...
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Good news
How does killing = attempted murder?
seatedinperil Not the gators.
suereese Finally, Justice is Served!!! Good!
He was driving the wrong way, yet he killed the other man?
About damn time!
Karnythia Black and brown officers are held accountable. But not all officers.
Nouman Raja. Florida was ok with convicting him because this former officer isn't white.
I guess he attempted to kill him and succeeded? Idk, that's how I read that
No mention of the colour of the police officer's skin yet the man tragically killed was described as black. This is another form of fake news. Sort yourself out.
humans
That's makes no sense.... He was found guilty if manslaughter and attempted murder?
But....he’s dead. How’s that attempted murder?
That's what you get when you try and fit in where you don't belong. It's Florida for chrissakes. He's not one of them, so why should they protect you?
Always have to have the racial aspect to it for the clicks. Shit stirring again. Shame on you.
Huh.... 👀
IF HE KILLED A WHITE PERSON IT WOULD BE MURDER, NOT MANSLAUGHTER!
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