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Leon Roy Jones Jr.
United States · Aged 49 · Died 05/16/2011
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According to police, officer Mike Lapham responded around 7:30 p.m. to a report that Leon Roy Jones Jr. was beating a woman in the parking lot of the Willow Lakes Motel and apartment complex. Lapham shot and killed Jones when he allegedly lunged at Lapham with a 16-inch, double-edged sword.
Alleged responsible partyBath Township Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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