Steven Tyrone Jones

How they died

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.

Why we remember them

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

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