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Derek Jerome Jones
United States · Aged 17 · Died 01/08/2009
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Less-than-lethal force
Derrick Jones was apparently drinking and acting out when police were called. Police said Officer R.L. Wray used his stun gun on the teen when he "moved rapidly" toward him. Wray had responded to calls of disorderly young men in the street and thought there was a crime in progress.
Alleged responsible partyMartinsville Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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