Steven Tyrone Jones

Deadly force

Officers shot Steven Tyrone Jones after he reportedly shot and wounded trooper Eric D. Workman during a pre-dawn raid. Workman and other members of a regional task force arrived at the home Jones shared with his father to arrest Jones, who was wanted in connection with a Carroll County home invasion. Five officers entered the home, while four remained outside. Police said they returned fire after Jones came out of a second floor bedroom and shot Workman. Jones died at the scene. Workman was hospitalized at a trauma center with critical injuries and returned to work in March 2007. In the days after the shooting, Jone's father stated, "I've lost my son. I can live with that. He lived the lifestyle; he went out." But he also said he watched officers shoot Jones multiple times after he was already dead. Police disputed Jones' father's account.