The former police officer who shot and killed 31-year-old Corey Jones in 2015 lied about the events surrounding Jones’ death, newly uncovered evidence shows.
On Oct. 18, 2015, at around 3:00 in the morning, Jones’ SUV broke down in Palm Beach Gardens. Jones, 31, was a well-known drummer for his church band and had been returning home from a gig. As he waited for a tow, Nouman Raja, a former Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., police officer, approached him in plainclothes and an unmarked van.
Raja alleged at the time that he offered to help Jones but was “confronted by an armed suspect” when he exited his vehicle. After a confrontation, Raja said he fired at Jones three times. Jones refused to drop his weapon, and after calling 911, Raja fired a second round of shots, he claimed.
