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Vernon Jones
United States · Aged 23 · Died 04/14/2007
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Deadly force
By reports Jones was going door to door, barefoot, begging for food and a place to stay. Responding police got into a fight with Jones, who used a bottle as a weapon. Unable to otherwise subdue him, officers shot him to death. The Jones family settled a wrongful death suit with the city for $500K.
Alleged responsible partyWest Palm Beach Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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