Tyler Jones, 24
Fairfield, Ohio
March 06, 2020
Agencies: Fairfield Township Police Department Ohio
Cause of death: Shooting
Last updated: almost 4 years ago
Overview 
According to Fairfield Police, 24 year-old Tyler Jones, was killed by police, after he refused commands to show his hands.
“Keep your arms up. Keep your arms up. No, no, no keep your arms up,” an officer can be heard saying on the body camera video.
A Butler County grand jury returned no indictments in the case, according to Butler County Prosecutor Michael Gmoser.
He says Jones pointed a semi-automatic pistol at the officers.
Gmoser says Jones was Tased, but that didn’t have any effect.
“Watch it. Watch it. Watch it. Shots fired. Get me a medic,” an officer said on the video.
Officers were able to locate the pistol they say Jones had on him and then they put him in handcuffs.
International Congress on Faith and Justice President Bishop Jerome McCorry is representing the Jones family.
He says Jones was very close to his father and just days before he was shot and killed, they had conversations about how to interact with police.
Additional Resources:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jiQm2zOf_c added July 14, 2020 13:34
- https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2020/03/09/coroner-ids-man-killed-officer-involved-shooting-fairfield-apartment-complex/5002426002/ added July 14, 2020 13:34
- https://www.fox19.com/2020/03/21/body-cam-video-deadly-officer-involved-shooting-released/ added July 14, 2020 09:49