Detroit officer charged in Aiyana Stanley-Jones's death amid raid

By COREY WILLIAMS
MSNBC
Oct. 05, 2011

Flashback: The Death of Aiyana Jones: 'Showtime Syndrome' Claims a ChildDETROIT — A Detroit police officer was charged Tuesday in the slaying of a 7-year-old girl who was shot to death during a raid on her home that was being shadowed by a reality television crew.

Officer Joseph Weekley, a member of the Detroit Police Special Response Team, was indicted on an involuntary manslaughter charge following a yearlong Michigan State Police investigation into the May 2010 death of Aiyana Stanley-Jones. He also faces a charge of careless discharge of a firearm causing death.

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