Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Damion Laddal Jones
Gender : Male
Age : 33
Race : Black
Date : 06/12/2024
Location : I-85
City : Opelika
County : Lee
State : Alabama
Agency : Opelika Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after vehicular crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On June 11, 2024, Damion Laddal Jones, 31, of Easley, South Carolina, was killed by Opelika PD near Interstate 85 in Opelika, Alabama. Officers with the Opelika Police Department responded to a multi-vehicle crash involving an 18-wheeler and a passenger car around 2:35 PM. During their response, Jones allegedly confronted officers while armed with a knife. Police further allege that he advanced on them despite verbal commands. Police have not explained what transpired from their arrival to a crash site to cause this escalation and how they approached Jones. Police opened fire and killed Jones. His body was transported to the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences for postmortem examination. No autopsy report nor quotes from it have been made available.
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The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) is conducting an independent investigation.
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Updated: November 25, 2024
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wtvm.com/2024/06/11/1-dead-opelika-officer-involved-shooting-i-85/
