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Christopher “Chris” Jones
Gender : Male
Age : 17
Race : Black
Date : 01/23/2022
Location : 500 block of Prentice Drive
City : O’Fallon
County : St. Charles
State : Missouri
Agency : St. Charles County Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Teen killed by police when found sleeping in car
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
