Trinity Cemetery[1] 5210 Mount Elliott Street Detroit, Michigan 48211
Other names
Aiyana Stanley-Jones
Occupation
Student
Known for
Shot in police raid
Parent(s)
Charles Jones (father) Dominika Stanley (mother)
Relatives
Mertilla Jones (grandmother)
Aiyana Mo'Nay Stanley-Jones (July 20, 2002 – May 16, 2010) was a seven-year-old girl from Detroit's East Side who was shot in the neck and killed by police officer Joseph Weekley during a raid conducted by the Detroit Police Department's Special Response Team. The Team was targeting a suspect in the apartment a floor above Jones' on May 16, 2010.[2] Her death drew national media attention[3] and led U.S. Representative John Conyers to ask U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder for a federal investigation into the incident.[4]
Officer Joseph Weekley was charged in connection with Jones' killing. In October 2011, he was charged with involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment with a gun. Weekley's first trial ended in a mistrial in June 2013.[5]
His retrial began in September 2014. On October 3, the judge, Cynthia Gray Hathaway, dismissed the involuntary manslaughter charge against Weekley, leaving him on trial for only one charge: recklessly discharging a firearm.[6][7][8]
On October 10, the second trial ended in another mistrial.[9][10]
On January 28, 2015, a prosecutor dropped the last remaining charge against Weekley, ensuring there would not be a third trial.[11]
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^Schaefer, Jim (May 19, 2010). "Detroit police outline final moments of Aiyana's life". Detroit Free Press. p. A1. Archived from the original on May 22, 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
^Dolan, Matthew; Mike Ramsey (May 17, 2010). "State to Probe Police Killing of Girl in Detroit". The Wall Street Journal. Detroit. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
^Angel, Cecil; Todd Spangler; George Sipple (May 20, 2010). "Conyers seeks federal probe of Aiyana's death". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
^"Aiyana Stanley-Jones Update: Mistrial declared in manslaughter trial of Detroit cop in death of 7-yr.-old girl". cbsnews.com. 18 June 2013.
^"Judge dismisses involuntary manslaughter charge against Detroit". myfoxdetroit.com. 3 October 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06.
^Elisha Anderson; Detroit Free Press (3 October 2014). "Manslaughter charge dismissed in cop's shooting of girl". USA TODAY.
^"Charge dismissed in Detroit police shooting - the Washington Post". www.washingtonpost.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
^"Second mistrial declared in fatal shooting of Aiyana Stanley-Jones by Detroit police officer Joseph Weekley". cbsnews.com. 10 October 2014.
^Los Angeles Times (10 October 2014). "Second mistrial in case of Detroit cop who accidentally killed child". Los Angeles Times.
^"Charges Dismissed Against Joseph Weekley, Cop Who Fatally Shot Sleeping 7-Year-Old [UPDATE]". The Huffington Post. 28 January 2015.
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