Gary Lee Jones

How they died

Deadly force

Five undercover officers had reportedly been tracking a minivan driven by Gary Lee Jones, suspecting there was a half-pound of methamphetamine inside when they closed in at about 7 p.m. in a Kum & Go store parking lot. Police said Jones was racing the van's engine trying to get it into gear. Officer Keith Hofferman put his arm inside the van and shot Jones in the neck. Police said that though Jones was shot and bleeding, he took off, led a chase, and that officers had to pull him from the van once they'd stopped him. Jones died at a hospital. Police said "some drugs" were found in the van.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Gary Lee Jones, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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