Kwame Jones Killed by Jacksonville Sheriff's Office

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Category: Police - County
Old Crime Scene Address:
Moncrief Road and W 45th Street
Mapping Police Violence:

Officer N.E. Lawson spotted a car with two men inside going south in the northbound lanes of Moncrief Road around 9:20 p.m. The officer turned his cruiser around and attempted to stop the car, but the driver refused to stop. The pursued car crashed into another car. Two people in the other car suffered minor injuries, and the car the officer was following crashed into a pedestrian bridge. As Lawson approached the suspect car, there was an exchange of gunfire, and the officer killed one and wounded the other.

Victim's Name: Kwame Jones

Agency Responsible: Jacksonville Sheriff's Office

Gender: Male

Age: 17

Race: Black

Date of Death: January 5, 2020

County: Duval

Cause of Death: Gunshot

Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges

Criminal Charges: No known charges

Mental Illness: No

Armed: Allegedly Armed

Weapon: gun

Threat Level: attack

Fleeing: Car

Body Camera: No

Washington Post Database ID: 5335

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