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April 22, 2015

Detroit Cop Who Killed 7-Year-Old Girl Returns to Duty 
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In Detroit, Michigan, the police officer who shot and killed
seven-year-old Aiyana Stanley-Jones in her own home during a night raid
being filmed by a reality TV show has been reinstated for active duty.
Joseph Weekley fatally shot Aiyana as she slept on the couch with her
grandmother in 2010. Two attempts to prosecute him resulted in hung
juries. Detroit Police Chief James Craig told The Detroit News that
Weekley will operate on limited duty and won't work in the field.

 

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