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25 years in prison for ex-Florida policeman who shot black motorist

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AFP Miami
Last Updated : Apr 26 2019 | 3:40 AM IST

A former Florida police officer was sentenced to 25 years in prison for fatally shooting a black man whose car had broken down on the highway.

Nouman Raja, 41, was convicted of manslaughter and attempted murder last month for the October 2015 shooting of Corey Jones, a 31-year-old musician.

Raja, a former member of the Palm Beach Gardens police force, is the first police officer to be convicted in Florida for the on-duty shooting death of a black man in three decades.

"This has been a heart-breaking case," Judge Joseph Marx was quoted as saying by the Palm Beach Post.

"I think it's had a profound effect on everybody that sat through this trial."

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First Published: Apr 26 2019 | 3:40 AM IST

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