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Christopher “Chris” Jones

Case # :92

Gender : Male

Age : 17

Race : Black

Date : 01/23/2022

Location : 500 block of Prentice Dr

City : O’Fallon

County : St. Charles

State : Missouri

Agency : St. Charles County PD

Officer(s) :St. Charles County PD

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Teen sleeping in car

Disposition : No known charges

Open Records Summary :

Christopher Jones had reportedly gone out with friends in a St. Louis suburb where he stayed up through the night talking. The2 boys had fallen asleep in the car and were awakened to St. Charles County PD loudly banging on the car window. Startled, Jones reversed and bumped into a police car. Police fired an unknown number of shots into the vehicle, killing him. Police allege that a handgun was seen in the car but did not state that it had been used. Police further claimed later that the car had been stolen.

Source Links :

https://thegrio.com/2022/01/28/family-identifies-17-year-old-black-teen-killed-by-police/

https://www.yahoo.com/video/family-identifies-17-old-black-211435995.html