Corey Lamar Jones was 31 when he was shot and killed on October 18, 2015, on an exit ramp in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Jones, a musician and housing inspector, was waiting for a tow truck beside a disabled vehicle when he was approached by Nouman K. Raja, a plainclothes officer in an unmarked van who did not identify himself as police. Raja fired six shots, striking Jones three times. Jones had a recently purchased licensed handgun for protection, but there was no evidence he threatened Raja.

An audio recording of Jones’ call to roadside assistance captured the encounter and contradicted Raja’s initial statements that he had identified himself and acted in self-defense. Raja was later charged with manslaughter by culpable negligence and attempted first-degree murder with a firearm; a jury convicted him on both counts and he was sentenced to 25 years in prison. Jones’ family and supporters viewed the conviction as a measure of accountability, though it could not restore his life.