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Dasan "DJ" Jones

Gender : Male

Age : 15

Race : Black

Date : 07/06/2021

Location : 1448 Stoney Point Way

City : Curtis Bay

County : Anne Arundel

State : Maryland

Agency : Baltimore Police Department

Officer(s) :Eric Banks Jr.

Cause of Death : Asphyxiation

Event : Officer asphyxiated stepson

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 07/06/2021, Anne Arundel County police officers responded to a call at 1448 Stoney Point Way in Curtis Bay, Maryland, following a protective order hearing. Earlier, a protective order against Baltimore Police Officer Eric Banks Jr. was denied on June 25, but a second petition was granted at 3 p.m. on the same day. Officers found Dasan "DJ" Jones unresponsive in a hole in the wall with a white cover leaning on it, located upstairs in a loft area of the residence. DJ was discovered to have been strangled. Officer Eric Banks Jr., who was DJ's stepfather, was charged with second-degree murder, attempted disarming of a police officer, and child abuse resulting in death after the incident.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 1 fatality

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Last Update: 12/26/2024

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SOURCE LINKS :

https://news.maryland.gov/msp/2021/07/12/update-state-police-release-identity-of-deceased-in-shooting-investigation-in-cecil-co/
https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/jonathan-balchunas-killed-domestic-incident-cecil-county/
https://www.wbaltv.com/article/chesapeake-ridge-lane-north-east-cecil-county-investigation/36992322
https://apnews.com/article/fires-police-cd27c711a9fe726c7eb29b4efa87b2b2
https://firststateupdate.com/2021/07/maryland-troopers-update-fatal-officer-involved-shooting/