FBI to help investigate fatal police shooting of Florida man
Posted October 23, 2015 7:00 am
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Federal authorities will help investigate the death of a black man fatally shot by a Florida police officer.
The Palm Beach Sheriff's Office said Friday that it had requested the assistance of the FBI, which agreed to help investigate the death of Corey Jones.
Jones was shot early Sunday in Palm Beach Gardens while waiting for a tow truck in his broken-down vehicle. Police say an undercover officer was checking on what he thought was an abandoned vehicle when he was confronted by an "armed subject."
Jones' family says he was legally in possession of a gun and was likely unaware that the plainclothes officer in an unmarked car was a law enforcement official. Authorities have not released the officer's race.
Attendees hold signs in support of Corey Jones at a 'rally for answers' on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015, in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Jones was fatally shot by a South Florida police officer (AP Photo/Joe Skipper)
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Bishop Sylvester Banks Sr., grandfather of Corey Jones, who was fatally shot by a South Florida police officer, reacts during a 'rally for answers' on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015, in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Joe Skipper)
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Melissa Jones, left, sister of Corey Jones, stands with an unidentified family member at a 'rally for answers' on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015, in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Corey Jones was fatally shot by a South Florida police officer. (AP Photo/Joe Skipper)
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Bishop Sylvester Banks Sr., speaks as his wife looks on at a 'rally for answers' on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015, in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. They are the grandparents of Corey Jones, who was fatally shot by a South Florida police officer. (AP Photo/Joe Skipper)
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An attendee holds a sign in support of Corey Jones at a 'rally for answers' on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015, in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Jones was fatally shot by a South Florida police officer (AP Photo/Joe Skipper)
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Attendees hold signs in support of Corey Jones at a 'rally for answers' on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015, in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Jones was fatally shot by a South Florida police officer (AP Photo/Joe Skipper)
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C.J. Jones, brother of Corey Jones, who was fatally shot by a South Florida police officer reacts before speaking at a 'rally for answers' on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015, in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Joe Skipper)
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Family attorney Benjamin Crump, left, introduces C.J. Jones, right, at a 'rally for answers' on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015, in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., for his brother of Corey Jones, who was fatally shot by a South Florida police officer. (AP Photo/Joe Skipper)
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Attendees hold signs in support of Corey Jones at a 'rally for answers' on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015, in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Jones was fatally shot by a South Florida police officer (AP Photo/Joe Skipper)
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Attorney Benjamin Crump, at microphone, speaks during a press conference attended by members of the Jones family on the steps of the Palm Beach County Courthouse, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015, in West Palm Beach, Fla. Corey Jones was shot and killed by a plainclothes Palm Beach Gardens Police officer on Sunday. (Brianna Soukup/The Palm Beach Post via AP)
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Clinton Jones, Jr., center, walks with his family after a press conference on the steps of the Palm Beach County Courthouse in West Palm Beach, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015, in West Palm Beach, Fla. Corey Jones was shot and killed by a plainclothes Palm Beach Gardens Police officer on Sunday. (Brianna Soukup/The Palm Beach Post via AP)
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People wait for a press conference to begin at the Palm Beach County Courthouse, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015, in West Palm Beach, Fla., about Corey Jones, who was shot and killed by a Palm Beach Gardens plainclothes police officer on Sunday. (Brianna Soukup/The Palm Beach Post via AP)
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Attorney Benjamin Crump, at microphone, speaks during a press conference attended by members of the Jones family on the steps of the Palm Beach County Courthouse, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015, in West Palm Beach, Fla. Corey Jones was shot and killed by a plainclothes Palm Beach Gardens Police officer on Sunday. (Brianna Soukup/The Palm Beach Post via AP)
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Clinton Jones, Jr. speaks about his brother, Corey Jones, as he stands with family members and attorney Benjamin Crump, right, during a press conference on the steps of the Palm Beach County Courthouse, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015, in West Palm Beach, Fla. Corey Jones was shot and killed by a plainclothes Palm Beach Gardens Police officer on Sunday. (Brianna Soukup/The Palm Beach Post via AP)
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Melissa Jones, center, cries as she talks about her brother, Corey Jones, as she stands with a family member, left, and attorney Benjamin Crump, right, during a press conference on the steps of the Palm Beach County Courthouse, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015, in West Palm Beach, Fla. Corey Jones was shot and killed by a plainclothes Palm Beach Gardens Police officer on Sunday. (Brianna Soukup/The Palm Beach Post via AP)
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