JaLonte Jones (2020)
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Overview
On September 7, 2020, Denver Colorado Police Department Officers Dewayne Rodgers and David Clough arrived at a shooting scene and encountered Jones, who had been shot. Rodgers called for an ambulance, but neither officer rendered aid. Jones died.[1]
Clough resigned before the disciplinary investigation finished.[1]
On November 22, 2021, Rodgers was fired for failing to render aid.[1]
On June 12, 2023, the city agreed to pay Jones' family $450,000.[2]
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The officers' response was captured on body-worn video.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Elise Schmetzer, Denver police officer fired for not giving first aid to bleeding gunshot victim who died, The Denver Channel, 2021-12-03
- ↑ Logan Smith, Denver council approves $450,000 settlement with family of shooting victim, CBS Colorado, 2023-06-13
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