Still No Justice For 7 Year Old Detroit Girl Murdered by Cops
Two years have gone by since Detroit police murdered 7 year old Aiyana Stanley Jones. Jones was asleep on her grandmother’s sofa when she was shot
to death by a Detroit police officer who was showing off for TV videographers from the reality TV cop show “The First 48.”
Police raided the Jones family home in 2010 because they thought a suspect in a murder was hiding in the home.
Time reporting on the murder in 2010:
With a warrant in hand, they planned to search the house for the 34-year-old suspect. Officers say they announced their presence and then tossed a flash grenade into the front window of one side of the duplex to disorient the people inside. Then, police say, officers entered the house, where a 46-year-old grandmother in the front room allegedly struggled with an officer. Next, police say, an officer’s gun discharged, fatally shooting the woman’s 7-year-old granddaughter Aiyana Stanley Jones.
Officer Joseph Weekley, a reality TV cop star, shot inside the home, killing Aiyana. Weekley’s story has changed several times since the incident. First he said the girl’s grandmother was struggling for his gun, which caused it to misfire. Then he said the gun went off because someone brushed up against him. But Aiyana’s grandmother, Mertilla Jones, says she never came in contact with any of the police officers.
Prior to this incident, Weekley was already under federal investigation for an incident where he and his team killed two dogs and pointed their loaded guns at children.
Weekley has been charged with involuntary manslaughter, and his trial is set to begin in October.
Aiyana’s father, Charles Jones, has been accused in taking part in the murder that police were investigating.
Since the incident, the Jones family has said that Detroit police have come to their home and physically assaulted several family members.
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I HATE THESE g*****n MURDERING CRACKER PIGS!!!!
Where’s this fukin’ ‘god’???
AIN’T NO d**n god!!!!!!!!!!!!
Derrick,
There is a God and the murderers are of the devil. I understand your hurt, pain and frustration. EVEN THOUGH I KNOW YOU THINK I DON’T. I have been there before as well. Things will get worse befofre they get better and unfortunately as in past, the good will suffer before good can prevail. But make no mistake, evil wll have it’s turn and it is going to be like nothing you have ever witnessed.
This is one of the reasons Detroit is empty of any positive elements.
This is very angering. This is also the type of thing that fuels hate. Why do they keep doing this? And if people want to stand up for those who are victims of this type of unnecesary violence, we are treated like criminals. For instance, anaheim right now. When will the elite run out of excuses for these types of things? They are inexcusable. From the man who was shot not once, but fifty times, to an innocent child..The world is mad. I agree, This is pure evil, all these people worship Lucifer and let demons take over their soul. I so can’t wait until judgement day. Man cannot govern itself. amen.
TOTALLY SPEECHLESS!THE FIRST 48 IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE SHOWS.HOW DISCONCERTING TO HEAR OF THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT.JUSTICE MUST PREVAIL,AND SHE TRULY HAS TO REMAIN BLIND IN ORDER FOR THIS ARROGANT CLOWN TO BE CONVICTED!HOW SAD FOR THIS FAMILY TO ENDURE SUCH A TRAGEDY:(.
Let it had been a Little girl of a different race this would have been a whole different outcome 2yrs later. I cannot believe that this is still at this stage when it happened so long ago? How can this not have been handled and this family given some sort of closure? I’m so sorry this family has had to deal with people that are evil and think that because you are a certain color it doesn’t matter what happens to you because they deem your life invaluable just remember God has a plan too.
This type of violence against the Black population in the United States will not go away anytime soon. The Caucasion race think that they are superior. They have people in positions that carry out their Hateful deeds that will not be prosecuted by the so called Laws that they have implemented. If they do not have a law against something, they will get the People that they have put In place to make one. We as a Race of People will have to use the Laws that they have put into place against them. Some may say, (same laws for them don’t apply to us), but we have to make it so obvious that they will have no other choice but to do the Right thing. Some of us talk Violence, but that is not the way. They would cherish a confrontation of that type. They have all the weapons that it takes to quench any type of uprising that we would try to put up. We have to Embarrass an expose them to the WORLD with our intellect of how Humans are suppose to be treated. The War against Racial inequality is still on going.
Everybody talking about the tragedy of this 7yr. old child and the white trash policman that killed her. If we as blacks don’t get off our own a***s and rally-around this family there will be nothing done about her death. Every black person in Detroit in this child community should be marching in front of the court house right now, if you do someone will join in. This family don’t have money to get the best of lawyers, to fight those demons someone should have taken on themselves and took-up money for this family. Black people we have to do our people like white’s do for their own they help each other. I live in Dallas, Texas and we have taken-up money for families that’s in need this is no different blacks will not help each other that is the sad part about it all.
Ok…im done…..to all the BLacks, browns, and any one else not white. Im tired of your reverse racism. I grew up in blk neighborhoods and ws constantly jumped for being a “white boy” …and all my life i grew up NONraci…but now…i got mexicans tking my work , chinese tking our manufacturing and at the end of the day a bunch of blacks b*****n bout whites racism….im done…go screw yourselves im white and im proud of it. Now to be clear on the article this IS a tradgedy, and tht cop should be punished NO MATTER WHAT COLOR HE OR THE VICTIM IS!!!! But you blks keep b*****n go head…turn good white people who actually WANT to live in peace with everyone into Raging racist….why not im already guilty in your mids…might as well commit the crime if im gonna be punished for it….
IM ALSO UPSET THAT WE R NOT STANDING UP AND RALLING FOR JUSTICE FOR HER,THE FAMILY CAN NOT DO IT ALONG.THIS SHOULD BE ALL OVER THE NEWS AND INTERNET EVERY WK.SHOWING ANY PROGRESS OR COMMENTS,AS TO WHAT IS BEING DONE.SO THAT THE STORY STAY ALIVE!
Man if you were so cool and of understanding of us then you would obviously see the continuing genocide of us as a people, at the hands of your people for centuries..even after slavery…how many, white, asian, or non blacks are just gunned downed randomly in America by cops, compared to the number of Blacks killed for no reason or a guess that they re bad…i mean really is there a hunt for white people? h**l no! Just study your own history if you want clarity and understanding of the people you hate so much. d**n, whiteman puts a blackman in charge of his company and all white employees hate the blackman who only works for another white man. Dummies its still controlled by a whiteman. but to white people, oh the world is ending..we need to take america back as they say…like it was theirs in the first place.
When will the people get justice? The whole legal system needs to be restructured.
Unfortunately, police brutality comes in all forms and sadly a young child was the victim of a heinous and senseless crime due to careless and unprofessional conduct. It is a known fact that police officiers cover up facts in order to protect themselves and the police department when it involves murdering a child. The officier is not justified in dislodging his weapon and shooting a seven year old child in the head. Hopefully, the officier will be convicted and sentenced the maximum allowable under the law.
I live in Detroit, and Iyana Jones was killed by her dad, who had killed another child and ran home, drawing the police to his house. He killed a 17yr. old boy, “cause he didn’t like the way, the boy” LOOKED AT HIM”. The “father” was the cause of his daughter being “accidently killed. He’s a low life thug, who deserves to have his daughter’s death a reminder of his wrong doing!
What does the father’s criminality have to do with a cop blindly shooting into a room? Stupid motherf*cker.
Thanks for your post, letting us know what’s really going on.
well I am truely sorry to here this ,as I too just like yoshi2306 am an avid first 48 watcher.
My heart goes out to the family and my prayers r with the family as well. How could someone b so heartless and hypocritical. one of the things they want as being a homicide officer when they arrest someone is to own up to their crime ,so y don’t he do the same thing? Well even if he doesn’t ,one judge and juror he cant and wont escape is GOD almighty . And Derrick I feel ur pain as well there most certainly is a GOD, I am struggling with issues where he is concerned ,because I dont understand y its always us who seem to suffer more then any other race , what did we do as a people to b delt with so much pain and dislike and murder, From our ancestors on down to now.I guess I will just have to wait for his answer for y this is. anyway it is from my own expieriances that I know he does exist.
AS USUAL NOTHING WILL HAPPEN, I AM SURPRISED THE FATHER DONT START ATTACKING COPS ON HIS OWN.. NINJAS ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES WHO CAN DO HITS…. COME ON MAN, YOUR 7 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER!! BRO THERE ARE ALOT OF HIT MAN OUT HERE WHO WOULD LOVE TO TAKE OUT SOME CROOKED COPS.. SORRY FOR YOUR LOST,, BUT IF THAT COP DONT GET ALOT OF JAIL TIME, TAKE HIS a*s OUT, h**l YEAH IT WOULD BE WORTH IT… YOUR DAUGHTER IS GONE, SO SHOULD HE..
Cassandra blame should never justify any sinceless acts!
If Aiyana’s father, Charles Jones is or has been found guilty of committing such a crime let him be punished for his crime. His behavior, poor attitude, bad judgment, did not kill his daughter, the individual who pulled the trigger releasing the bullet from the gun is guilty of the murder of Aiyana. Just like all humans police officers are human and equally guilty of making hasty decisions & bad choices, being hot headed and some are even trigger happy. Charles may be a hot headed individual who act before he thinks and you classify him as low life thug, who deserves to have his daughter’s death a reminder of his wrong doing!
just wondering what you classify the officer who took his daughter life as? Whose life do you suggest be taken in order to serve as a reminder to the officer that random gun fire take innocent lives.
john sprucinski
Unfortunatly racism is real in every race, and it doesn’t make it right regardless to the color/nationality behind it. I agree Aiyana’s death is a tradgedy and regardless the cop should be punished NO MATTER WHAT COLOR HE OR THE VICTIM IS!!!!
The sadder part is our Justice system is not blind, like it or not color, nationality, finacial status, weigh heavily when it comes to crime vs punishment. It’s up to you if you allow people to change who you are that just says that person was always in there. I’ve been in similar situations and won’t allow anyone to turn me into a Raging racist because that’s not who I am. I will admit I do have some prejudices it is not limited to one race or nationality. Just like everyone have but wholes, so does every race of people. You should be proud to be white. Just as I am proud to be an educated working female with a since of direction and purpose. The pigmintation of my skin is dark, and I’ve been classified as: black, African American, n****r, c**n, monkey, etc. never classified as a human being you figure it out. Watch my cousin be beaten by cops for NO reason who appeared to be white as we were on our way home from another family member house. Yet became outragged, and lost trust, and respect for the officer of the law, the behavior of must didn’t cause me to place them all into the same basket. When I was asked to describe the officers that beat my cousin unlike most I didn’t disclose what we call race I definded the behavior angry, savages then when ask what color was they some were pink, red, cream according to the crayon box but none matched the white crayon. You might concider me Black and that’s fine. Above all I am a Child of God! Proud to look like what He created.
i feel satan did this because she was going to be a very great person in the future… he’s a fool because God can always bring her BACK and He will.
Well said Veronica… I am what any person into classifing by color call “white”. I believe I am more of a creamy light sandalwood. My brother, who bore the skin tone of sunkist tan was murdered by the Anaheim Police Dept. in 2003. Recently the shooting of 2 latino young men, brought attention to the excessive force practiced regularly by APD. Not because this was the 8th time they killed this year, but because they were all latino. I have never been able to view people and judge based on skin color, but I can classify people based on stupidity, judgement, and morality (or lack thereof)… I am annoyed that the corruption alone wasn’t a big enough story for the media. That it has to always be about color. My brother wasn’t Latino, so I will have to fight twice as hard and so much longer to see to his justice. Every media network in the county and beyond covered the recent protesting/”riots” in Anaheim… Not one mentioned him individually. Not one sought out our family. It would be very contradictory to the “racist cops of Anaheim” targeting latino neighborhoods’ headline they are going with. This 7 year old girl is soooo sad, that it makes me angry that our Law enforcement have rigged the system so well that JUSTIFIED is the outcome they give themselves, and nobody bats an eye. Yet if it were any other human being taking that little girls life, The death penalty would be sought.