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January 29, 2015

Detroit Officer Who Shot 7-Year-Old Dead in House Raid is Cleared of Charges 
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Charges are being dismissed against a Detroit police officer who fatally
shot Aiyana Stanley-Jones, a seven-year-old girl, during a botched 2010
raid at her home. Aiyana was shot while she was sleeping on the couch
with her grandmother. The officer, Joseph Weekley, was originally
charged with involuntary manslaughter and careless discharge of a
firearm causing death. Weekley was tried twice in court. Both times
ended with a hung jury.

 

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