MI - Aiyana Jones, 7, fatally shot in Detroit PD raid, 16 May 2010 * Settlement Reached* *Mistrial*

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That one is messed up!

First they were serving a warrant on a shooting suspect, so I am sure they were tense. OTOH you don't try to cover up something when you don't believe you are guilty. And it does seem like possibly a cover up was attempted. I feel for the officer, I really really do.

I do believe that the father should be charged with at least child endangerment. He allegedly was involved in the other murder and then returned home with his daughter. Which put her at risk during an armed search.
 
This is every police officers biggest fear, not their own death but something like this happening.....1 second determine's a hero or a criminal!
 
Existing thread:

Reality Crime Show Tapes Raid Leading to 7yo Girl's Murder - Aiyana Jones - Websleuths Crime Sleuthing Community

So glad to finally see some action taken on this case.

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Rest in peace, Aiyanah.
 
kline said:
Regardless of the parents lifestyle, it doesnt mitigate a seven year old child being shot to death by a police officer who either a. is unable to safely handle his weapon or b.choose to utilize deadly force against a target he clearly could not see.
I dont think having your child murdered though the negligence of another warrants a headbanging icon as if it were the latest high falutin' outrage by the 'politically correct police.'
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While we can all agree that in this paricular instance, the parents behavior had nothing to do with this tragedy, I think we can also agree that in a different instance, if the parents were engaging in dangerous criminal behavior, they could put the lives of their family -- children and other loved ones in danger. For instance, a parent who drinks and drives could, while intoxicated, get in an accident that leads to the death of their loved one. A parent who engages in the manufacture of sale of drugs, could cause harm to their loved ones, if a drug deal were occuring in the home, and someone pulled out a gun and started shooting.

Tragic accidents can also occur when people are engaging in totally legal behavior. That's why they're called "accidents."
 
Charles Jones, Aiyana’s father, was arrested today and is facing at least 5 charges: First–degree murder, felon in possession of a firearm, felony firearm, habitual fourth offense and perjury at a court proceeding in the shooting of Je’Rean Blake, a teen killed two days before the raid, Worthy said.

He is to be arraigned in 36th District Court Wednesday.

http://www.freep.com/article/201110...r-charged-shooting-death-Aiyana-Stanley-Jones

Prepared to eat crow. From this snip, it would appear they were on the track of the right man at the right place. Still doesn't justify the way in which the raid was handled and the officer going in guns blazing. But it would appear that at least one parent's lifestyle choices may indeed have played a role in that evening's events.

Based off the facts available to us at the time this story broke, this story had the appearance of a nightmare, wrong house, wrong people situation. Based of this recent article regarding charges being filed against several individuals, it seems as if LE was at the right house, looking for the right man, but handled the raid very badly. The result is a beautiful little girl is dead.
 
tlcox said:
Charles Jones, Aiyana’s father, was arrested today and is facing at least 5 charges: First–degree murder, felon in possession of a firearm, felony firearm, habitual fourth offense and perjury at a court proceeding in the shooting of Je’Rean Blake, a teen killed two days before the raid, Worthy said.

He is to be arraigned in 36th District Court Wednesday.

http://www.freep.com/article/201110...r-charged-shooting-death-Aiyana-Stanley-Jones

Prepared to eat crow. From this snip, it would appear they were on the track of the right man at the right place. Still doesn't justify the way in which the raid was handled and the officer going in guns blazing. But it would appear that at least one parent's lifestyle choices may indeed have played a role in that evening's events.

Based off the facts available to us at the time this story broke, this story had the appearance of a nightmare, wrong house, wrong people situation. Based of this recent article regarding charges being filed against several individuals, it seems as if LE was at the right house, looking for the right man, but handled the raid very badly. The result is a beautiful little girl is dead.
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Bold by me

Sad, so sad, that children are being raised in these types of environments. No telling anyone to eat crow . . . sad we assume the worst-case scenario in these cases because it's most likely reality. Praying for humanity!
 
The father of a Detroit girl fatally shot during a police raid is expected in court Wednesday to face first degree murder charges.

Charles Jones, 26, is charged in connection with the death of 17-year-old Je'rean Blake. It's alleged that Jones gave a gun to Chauncey Owens, who used the weapon to murder Blake back in May 2010.

Police were looking for Owens at the time of the raid on Jones' home. It was then that seven-year-old Aiyana Jones was shot and killed by police.

http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/dpp/new...d-in-court-to-face-murder-charges-20111005-mr

wonder if the family will still sue . . .
 
tlcox said:
Charles Jones, Aiyana’s father, was arrested today and is facing at least 5 charges: First–degree murder, felon in possession of a firearm, felony firearm, habitual fourth offense and perjury at a court proceeding in the shooting of Je’Rean Blake, a teen killed two days before the raid, Worthy said.

He is to be arraigned in 36th District Court Wednesday.

http://www.freep.com/article/201110...r-charged-shooting-death-Aiyana-Stanley-Jones
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Adding from the article . . .

Chauncey Owens (alleged nephew) admitted to killing a 17-year-old and had agreed to testify that Charles Jones gave him the gun he used in the shooting after Je&#8217;Rean Blake gave him a dirty look. Owens had been the target of the raid on the Lillibridge home on the city&#8217;s east side.

[Officer] Weekley fatally shot Aiyana on May 16, 2010, when police entered the home searching for a shooting suspect . . . Police sources previously told the Free Press that, during the raid, Weekley was first through the door and that the girl&#8217;s grandmother, Mertilla Jones, tried to grab his gun, which fired and hit Aiyana. Jones has denied this accusation.

More shocking details ! Cyclical . . .
 
Could some of these charges be pressure to try and keep a lawsuit against the police/city from happening? I'm not trying to argue that Jones is an angel and is completely innocent, but could they bit hitting him with everything they possibly can because of the shooting?
 
RIP little Aiyana, a truly innocent victim.

I'll just say I'm glad I read through the whole thread, what I thought in the beginning of the thread isn't what I think after reading the entire thread.

Yes the parents share the blame in the child being in that environment. I'm still not sure about the police culpability, whether it was truly an accident or negligence.

But I do believe there needs to be a crackdown on some of these reality shows. Even if this was accidental, police officers in these life and death situations shouldn't have distractions of reality show tv cameras following their every move when they're making split second life and death decisions.
JMHO
 
I agree with annalia about reality shows, in the case of Jesse Dotson the first 48 followed the police from the outset of the investigation and were even present when they processed the crime scene and took Jesse Dotsons recorded statement,

they then edited his recorded confession to make it sexier I presume for there TV show and to edit out all the extraneous stuff, this was then thrown out by the judge as it was not a copy of the confession it was an edited version, and how would the defence or the jury ever know what was said in the unedited tape

the state was fortunate that they did have other evidence with which to convict him, but what if that tape was absolutely crucial, a man who had been recently released from prison for 1 murder and had now committed 6 other murder 2 of the victims children, and attempt murder of 3 other children in possibly the most brutal child murders I have ever heard of may not have been convicted

TV cameras affect the people being filmed, and I think they have no place in high pressure situations such as this,
 
I know that I personally still have issues with the circumstances, regardless of the parent(s)'s alleged actions. I disagree strongly with no-knock warrants, the protocols and training surrounding them, and the culture of cover-up when mistakes/accidents occur. The cost is far too high, and we're sending in police to residences, guns-blazing, with little care for the safety of others.

What Aiyana's parent(s) did or did not do is beside the point. I do believe this was an accident, and I am not accusing the officer of an intentional act, or even negligence. I simply think the high stress situation of a no-knock warrant is bad for everyone - citizens and police alike.
 
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