The morning after he was shot, Chaises clippers were mysteriously deposited on his front porch, wiped clean and free of hair. . The little girl in the video was based on a true story, according to MTV.com. Thats when Owens, 34, pulled up on a moped. Jones was born on July 20, 2002, to Charles Jones and Dominika Stanley in Detroit. He also told me that perhaps 50 percent of Detroits drivers were operating without a license or insurance. Jones and two other men known as Lil James and Dirt rode along for JeReans ass-whipping. Its easy in our anger, our rage, to just vent and scream. He caught a lunch lady stealing the childrens milk money. He was charged twice with involuntary manslaughter, but both cases ended in mistrials. You might point to the trade agreements of the Clinton years, which allowed American manufacturers to leave the country by the back door. I also found that the police and judicial systems were so broken that in more than 70 percent of murders, the killer got away with it. It means uncertainty and abandonment and psychopathology. God, dont take my baby.. The Detroit Free Press has more details here. People are drinking. Dont bother locking it. Jarrette Jones and Iyanna McNeely. The flower shop is just a pile of bricks now, but despite what the Arab told me, I did not forget what I saw. His murder led to the police raid that killed Aiyana.With large swaths of the city rewildingempty lots are returning to prairie and woodland as the city depopulatesSoutheastern was slated to absorb students from nearby Kettering High this year as part of a massive school-consolidation effort. You might blame postwar industrial policies that sent the factories to the suburbs, the rural South, and the western deserts. [12], An A&E reality TV television crew was accompanying the police Special Response Team gathering footage for The First 48. At its peak popularity, 810 fires were set in a three-day span. In this current era, what she calls her "most confident" yet, she's channeling none other than her go-getter Bel-Air character Hilary Banks . Now Detroit has fewer than 800,000 people, is 83 percent black, and is the only American city that has surpassed a million people and dipped back below that threshold. The bullet struck Aiyana killing her. Clutching his juice in one hand and two dollars in the other, JeRean staggered across Mack Avenue and collapsed in the street. The family of a 7-year-old who was fatally shot during a botched raid in 2010 is suing Detroit police, alleging officers lied about how she was killed as part of a cover-up. Paramedics say it is routinely much longer. Grandmother Mertilla Jones said, "Accountability needs to be expected from cases like this, because cops can't keep killing people and getting away with it. Detroit demolishes only 500 homes a year, thanks to concerns over lawsuits and environmental hazards, as well as lack of funds and ineptitude. Officers deployeda "flash bang" grenadeand kicked in the front door, and raid team leader Joseph Weekley led the crewinto the house. Go. He wore a gold bracelet as thick as a gymnasium rope. The illiteracy, child poverty, and unemployment rates hover around 50 percent. Im trying to find him, Sheffield complained. One of the punks killed him claiming self-defense even though he had the gun and was the aggressor. The frightened black man attempted to save himself. Nor is corruption a black or liberal thing. JEREAN BLAKE NOBLES was one of the rare black males in Detroit who made it (PDF) through high school. He, too, was about to graduate from Southeastern High. IT WAS JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT on the morning of May 16 and the neighbors say the streetlights were out on Lillibridge Street. As officer Joseph Weekley walks free, another community is demanding answers about the increasing militarisation of law enforcement. Both trials ended with hung juries. More than 4,000 people attended Officer Huffs funeral at the Greater Grace Temple on the citys Northwest Side. Thats five times as many as New York, in a city one-tenth the size. Oddly enough, that's what supposedly happened to a beautiful 7-year-old girl named Aiyana Jones. She refused to let me see the original paper file, despite the fact that it is a public record, and has said that she cant comment on the case because she might preside in the trial against Gibson. If such a thing could be true, Chaises neighborhood is worse than JeReans. Aiyana Stanley-Jones was 7 years old when she was killed by a single bullet to the head. The fact is a police officer threw the flash grenade through the window of the house that landed on Aiyana's blanket . But our ammos so bad, we cant do ballistics testing. Once at Aiyanas graveside, Charles Jones released a dove. Were taking whats left.. An Arab family owned the store, and one of the menthe one with the pocked face and loud voicewas talking on the telephone, but I remember no sounds. The appellatecourt ruledthe presiding judge in Jones'case hadn'tadequately answered jurors' questionsduring deliberations. [54][55], Attorney Fieger claimed that footage, from an undisclosed source, showed that the lethal bullet came from outside the home, rather than inside, as police said. They turned on the lights and saw that she had been shot.. Owens switched his moped for a Chevy Blazer. Weekley stated, "A woman inside grabbed my gun. It was a white cop who killed the girl, but Detroit is Americas largest black city with a black mayor and a black chief of police. But the fact is Detroit and its suburbs were dying 40 years ago. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. [23] At Weekley's retrial in 2014, it was disclosed that Mertilla's fingerprints were not found on Weekley's gun. WHat actually happened to this little girl? [41] Louis Miriani, the last Republican mayor of Detroit, who served from 1957 to 1962, was sent to federal prison for tax evasion when he couldnt explain how he made nearly a quarter of a million dollars on a reported salary of only $25,000. Mertilla Jones was held overnight by Detroit police and then released. Not to worry: The city had its own welfare system, decades before Lyndon Johnsons Great Society. ReverendAl Sharpton gave the eulogy. At the center of this economic dynamo was Detroit. But pollution didnt kill Detroit. I began to get calls from reporters around the world wondering what Detroit was like, what was happening here. Oddly enough, that's what supposedly happened to a beautiful 7-year-old girl named Aiyana Jones. Behind him stood two rookies. The Kilpatrick scandal, combined with the murder rate, spurred the newly elected mayor, Dave Bingan NBA Hall of Famerto fire Police Chief James Barrens last year and replace him with Warren Evans, the Wayne County sheriff. As for the videotape of the killing, Geoffrey Fieger said he did not have it. The settlement was finalized just days prior to the scheduled civil trial. Over the next 50 years, Detroits East Side would become the worlds machine shop, its factory floor. "[27] His trial was scheduled for October[28] and finally took place in June 2013 but resulted in a deadlocked jury. It also allowed a man to escape the smoldering city. It all happened in a matter of seconds. Bobb did uncover graft and fraud and waste, however. To avoid the embarrassment of being the nations perpetual murder capital, the police department took to cooking the homicide statistics, reclassifying murders as other crimes or incidents. What I find ironic is a friend of the punks released his video t. The president of the school board, Otis Mathis, recently admitted that he had only rudimentary writing skills shortly before being forced to resign for fondling himself during a meeting with the school superintendent. Known as Half-Day Hathaway, the judge was removed from the bench for six months by the Michigan Supreme Court a decade ago for, among other things, adjourning trials to sneak away on vacation. The case had been set to go to trial next week. She had already cleared a space on the other end of the mantel for Chaises urn. "This was an assassination by video," said Roland Lawrence as he and others watched a small plane . Nevertheless, Detroit Police Chief Warren Evans issued a statement May 18. I saw the tape and wrote about its existence after the killing of Aiyana, but the story went nowhere until two months later, when someone in City Hall leaked a copy to the local ABC affiliate. Two trials against Officer Joseph Weekley ended without verdicts on a charge of reckless use of a gun. As our Detroit reporter, she is helping us expand our coverage of the economy, politics, and culture in and around the city of Detroit. Coco Jones has lived many lives. Were here today not to find blame, but to find out how we never have to come here again, said Sharpton, standing in the grand pulpit. The SWAT team tried the steel door to the building. [39][40], On the second day of trial, September 24, LaKrystal Sanders, who lived on the upper floor of the house where Aiyana was killed, testified. Aiyana Joness funeral was held on May 22, 2010, at the Second Ebenezer BaptistChurch in Detroit where Alfred (Al) Charles Sharpton Jr. gave the eulogy. Jones pleaded guilty tosecond-degree murder and was sentenced to40-60 years, although in 2017 the Michigan Court of Appeals granted him a new trial. Completed in 1917, the school, attended by white students at the time, was considered so far out in the wilds that its athletic teams took the nickname Jungaleers.. Based on the findings from a report released by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in June 2014 and entitled War Comes Home: The Excessive Militarization of American Policing, which looked at thousands of documents from police departments across the country, Ezekiel Edwards, the director of the ACLUs criminal law reform project, says needlessly deploying Swat teams is part of a trend among nationwide police forces which increasingly [see] themselves as military tactical units. I went to see Fieger to ask him to show me the tape. The lawsuit charges Rowe[who?] There was no note. [24] Geoffrey Fieger, the family's lawyer, said the police fired the shot that struck Aiyana from outside the home, possibly through the open front door. At the prosecutors request, Hathaway dismissed the last charge against Joseph Weekley. [31] In June 2013, Howard pleaded "no contest" to the obstruction of justice charge, and the perjury charge was dismissed. Detroit. Gibson is a tall, thick-necked man who, like the character Omar from The Wire, made his living robbing dope houses. She looked at her barefoot grandson playing in the wreckage of the dwelling next door and wondered if he would make it to manhood. Southeasterns motto is Age Quod Agis: Attend to Your Business. And JeRean did. JeRean knew badness was on its way and called his mother to come pick him up. He won't be in the field. People my mothers age like to tell me about Detroits good old days of soda fountains and shopping markets and lazy Saturday night drives. They were conducting a police raid in search of a murder suspect who lived at that address -- and being filmed for a reality TV show in the process -- when Officer Joseph Weekley accidentally fired his gun. [5] Wayne County Circuit Judge Cynthia Gray Hathaway presided over the case. Your donation is fully tax-deductible. It occurred during a frenzied raid by elite officers who burst through the door to search for a murder. JeReans crime? These Wigs Install in Seconds. First published on January 30, 2015 / 4:13 PM. One year after a Detroit police assault team shot 7-year-old Aiyana Stanley-Jones to death in her home while A&E's "First 48" TV show was filming, neither Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy nor U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has brought charges against those responsible. Its police disinformation.. She said she made no contact with any officers. On the morning of May 16, a Detroit police officer fatally shot 7-year-old Aiyana Stanley-Jones in the throat during a police raid on her home. Owens sped two blocks back to Lillibridge and gathered up a posse, according to his statement to the police. The bullet hit a child. Evans was fired. The problem once the police start amassing these kinds of weapons and tools and absorb a certain mentality, is it just increases the probability that they are going to deploy it even when not warranted, Edwards says. Inexpensive, too! A good kid who showed neighborhood children how to work electric clippers, his dream was to open a barbershop. "We had to do it by paperwork, and they read the letters from my side of the family (during the parole hearing)," Cargill said. Add in the fact that half the police precincts were closed in 2005 for budgetary reasons, and the crime lab was closed two years ago due to ineptitude, and it might explain why five of the nine members of the city council carry a firearm. But the grandmother says she was lying on the far side of the couch, away from the door. That night, she was murdered by the very people meant to "protect" and "serve" her. His motive, authorities say, was that the teen failed to pay him the proper respect. I lingered a moment, backing out while taking it in: the bracelet, the liquor, the blood, the gun, the Ho-Hos, the cheapness of it all. You might blame Coleman Youngthe citys first black mayorand his culture of cronyism. Many are as fucked up and sad as Aiyanas. But Officer Joseph Weekley accidentally shot Aiyana in the head, killing her. Wage growth is slowing. For that he was given simple probation. There are some 10,000 unsolved homicides dating back to 1960. A small crowd of agitated black people was gathered on the sidewalk. Sharptons full of shit, said JeReans mother. The police were . As a reporter, Ive worked from New York to St. Louis to Los Angeles, and Detroit is the only big city I know of that doesnt put out a crime blotter tracking the days mayhem. This is not about policing, he said. It occurred during a frenzied raid by elite officers who burst through the door to search for a murder suspect after throwing a flash grenade to confuse anyone inside. Jones wasgiven a "contingency parole" after completing required prison programs, Michigan Department of Corrections spokesman Chris Gautz said Monday. I forgive him, but I don't forget what he did.". One question that lurked behind the scenes of the Aiyana Jones trial was whether the fact that producers from A&E's 'The First 48' played any role in what happened the night Aiyana died. He computerized daily crime statistics, created a mobile strike force commanded by young and educated go-getters, and dispatched cops to crime hot spots. You will count 34 churches, a dozen liquor stores, six beauty salons and barber shops, a funeral parlor, a sprawling Chrysler engine and assembly complex working at less than half-capacity, and three dollar storesbut no grocery stores. It just goes on, she said. That year, the police said there were 306 homicidesuntil I began digging. Even Time bought a house on the East Side last year for $99,000. The Detroit City Council needs to approve the settlement. By parental neglect? Social media and keyword searches can tell much about the popularity and worth of a topic. Can she be blamed for that? On October 4, 2011, a Wayne County grand jury indicted Officer Joseph Weekley for involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment with a gun. AS SUMMER DRAGGED on, the story of Aiyana faded from even the regional press. Lyvonne Cargill wears a shirt that honors her son, JeRean Blake Nobles. Defense attorney Steve Fishman said prosecutors were courageous by closing the case. 2) NO WEAPONS OF ANY KIND WERE FOUND IN OR OUTSIDE THE HOME OF MERTILLA JONES after the police Special Response Team raid. I know society looks at a person like me and wants me to go away, she said. Later that day, Detroit Police identified Chauncey Owens as a suspect in the shooting and a warrant was issued for his arrest. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Detroit, MI The family of Aiyana Stanley-Jones, a 7-year old girl shot and killed by a Detroit police officer, has received an $8.25 million settlement almost 9 years after the tragic incident. So bad is the rivalry that when the schools face off to play football or basketball, spectators from the visiting team are banned. The crumbling houses still crumble. Weekley doesnt have to pay but the family that lost a child has to pay, said Ron Scott, a spokesman for the family, shortly after attending the dismissal hearing. It was 2:40 in the afternoon on May 14 when JeRean went to the Motor City liquor store and ice-cream stand to get himself an orange juice to wash down his McDonalds. My daughter got love, honor, and respect. They had even kept Aiyana in her old school, Trix Elementary, because it was something consistent in her life, a clean and safe school in a city with too few. The environment didnt affect us none, Jones said. The water in the Detroit River was so bad, it was said you could bottle it and sell it as poison. [47], On September 29, Weekley's lawyer asked the judge for a mistrial, citing Mertilla Jones's conduct on the stand the week before. Was it inevitable, as the doctor said, that abject poverty would lead to Aiyanas death and so many others? Then there is the thought that Detroit is simply a boomtown that went bust the minute Henry Ford began to build it. ME Schmidt ruled it a homicide; the police decided it was a suicide. Six individuals, who chained themselves to a Detroit Police Department precinct, were arrested Wednesday evening during a rally honoring Aiyana Stanley-Jones, a 7-year old who was shot and. Aiyana was buried in a white casket which was driven to her grave site by a horse-drawn carriage. This was the first raid on a house since his death. There are two elementary schools in the area, both in desperate need of a lawnmower and a can of paint. Listen on Apple Podcasts. The day after Huff was killed, and under fire from the police for her leniency toward Gibson, Judge Hathaway went into the case file and made changes, according to notations made in the courts computerized docket system. What the hell you doing up here for? I left McNeals porch and started my car. It went straight through the childs head. Mother Jones was founded as a nonprofit in 1976 because we knew corporations and billionaires wouldn't fund the type of hard-hitting journalism we set out to do. The slap caused the gun to fire with the bullets striking young Aiyana in the head and killing her instantly. The victim, Aiyana Stanley-Jones, was shot in the head while she slept on a couch in May 2010. A woman was in his car, the motor running. Owens didn't like the way the Southeastern High School teen had looked at him, according to court testimony. This happened on Sunday. In Detroit, the official response time of an ambulance to a 911 call is 12 minutes. They threw a flash-bang grenade through the window of the lower unit and kicked open its wooden door, which was also unlocked. It was unlocked. They had time, a Detroit police detective told me. Weekley still is charged with careless discharge of a firearm causing death in the May 2010 shooting, which happened as police executed a search warrant for a murder suspect. [56] A spokesman for city police demanded that Fieger share the tape's contents with Michigan State Police investigators. The grenade landed so close to Aiyana that it burned her blanket.. Seconds after Aiyana's blanket caught fire, the SWAT team stormed through the door, and mistakenly shot Aiyana through the neck, killing her. [61][62][63], In May 2016, BlackMattersUS[64][unreliable source?] So bad is it for Detroits children that Education Secretary Arne Duncan said last year, I lose sleep over that one.. A member of JROTC, he was on his way to the military recruitment office after senior prom and commencement. Then JeRean was murdered. Neighbor Paul Jameson, a former soldier whose wife had called in the break-in to 911, said the rookies ran toward the house and opened fire after Huff was shot. The psychopathology of growing up in Detroit, he said. (And that statistic is true; I checked.). That house, too, is on the citys East Side, a nondescript brick duplex with a crumbling garage whose driveway funnels into busy Schoenherr Road. One witness had him pegged for 13 years old. Sherrors was killed by a stray bullet while cutting a friends hair on a front porch just 27 days after JeRean died. The environment got nothing to do with kids.. On October 10, the second trial ended in another mistrial. JeRean might have thought it was funny to see a grown man driving a moped. The city reached a peak population of 1.9 million people in the 1950s, and it was 83 percent white. Huff and his partner were not actually called to the scene; theyd taken it upon themselves to assist the younger cops, according to the police version of events. The landlord of the duplex, Edward Taylor, let me into the Jones apartment. Weekley, who retired from the police department in 2019,claimed Mertilla Jones grabbed his rifle, causing it to discharge. On a hot afternoon around one Mothers Day, I was working in the back greenhouse. The man stopped, turned, and pulled a gun. In Detroit, a new car costs more than the average house. They still owe me rent, he said with a face about the Joneses. [51] She was buried on the grounds. Forget about it. People call it police brutality. Blame the Federal Reserve. The case garnered national headlines for all of the obvious reasons: an innocent child caught in police crosshairs, another black life taken in a city filled with heartache. Aiyana Jones' step aunt Kayia White and step mom Dominique Simpson, right, sit on the front porch next to a blood spattered sofa in Detroit on . In Detroit, only 1 in 3 kids will graduate from high school. European intellectuals wondered at the whirl of building and spending in the new America. Inside, toys, Hannah Montana shoes, and a pyramid of KFC cartons were left to rot. A spokesman for the A &E program "The First 48" tells ABC News they had a camera crew along with the Detroit police when Aiyanna Jones was shot and killed during the execution of a search warrant to find a man wanted in connection with a murder. and Weekley for the unlawful use of excessive force. I called the fire department to ask for its statistics. On 16 May 2010, Aiyana was shot dead by Weekley in the middle of the night, as she slept on a sofa inside her home on the east side of Detroit. When I was a teenager, my mother owned a struggling little flower shop on the East Side, not far from where Aiyana was killed. Sheffield came to see Cargill. Why you do this to me? The Detroit Police Department was in search of a murderer, and mistakenly raided Aiyana's home. The sad and confusing circumstances of the murders of JeRean Blake and Officer Huff, both black, robbed Sharpton of some of his customary indignation. Family: 7-year-old shot by police was asleep. [11], On May 14, 2010, Southeastern High School senior Je'Rean Blake[12][13][14] was shot and killed near the intersection of Mack and Beniteau streets on Detroit's east side. The change to "Murder of Aiyana Jones" may have been disputed for good reason, but the current one is both neutral and standard (see Death of Ian Tomlinson). Over 10 years ago, Detroit police executed a nighttime raid at a home on the city's east side in search of a murder suspect. 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