FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The family of slain Palm Beach County motorist Corey Jones is asking a federal court to revive its lawsuit against the city of Palm Beach Gardens and former police officer Nouman Raja, arguing that the criminal case is over, Raja is serving a 25-year sentence and his initial appeals have been exhausted.
In 2019, Raja became the first Florida cop in three decades to be convicted for an on-duty shooting. Four years earlier, the 31-year-old Jones was calling for a tow truck for his broken-down SUV when he was confronted by Raja, who had been working in plain clothes for a car burglary operation.
An audio recording showed Raja failed to identify himself as a police officer and acted as the aggressor during the encounter.
