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Eric Maurice “E.J.” Jones
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Gender
Male
Age
20 yrs
Nationality
United States
Marital Status
Unknown
Date of Death
05/29/2000
Location
4501 Bentley Drive Columbia SC 29210 Richland
Cause of Death
Deadly force
Jones was followed after he carjacked a car in Lexington County, police said. Deputies, Columbia police and state troopers surrounded the apartment complex. Officers tried to subdue him with nonlethal force in the parking lot of an apartment complex, but he repeatedly lunged at the officers with the knife before he was shot and killed.
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Alleged Responsible Party
Lexington County Sheriff's Department
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