Attorneys Daryl Parks, Benjamin Crump, Skinner Louis and Kweku Darfoor speak to the media on behalf of the family of Corey Jones.
What happened
On October 18, 2015, Corey Jones, a 31-year-old church drummer, was waiting for roadside assistance beside his broken-down car on an Interstate 95 off-ramp in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. A plainclothes Palm Beach Gardens police officer in an unmarked van approached him and fatally shot him. In 2019, the former officer, Nouman Raja, was convicted of manslaughter and attempted first-degree murder and sentenced to 25 years in prison.
The family’s attorneys with Corey Jones’ brother and sister in West Palm Beach, as the family prepared to speak to the media for the first time. (Image: WPTV)
The family’s civil case
The Injury Advocates, led by Kweku Darfoor, was part of the legal team representing the Jones family. In 2023, the City of Palm Beach Gardens agreed to a $2 million settlement with the family.
Every case is different. Past results do not guarantee a future outcome.
Kweku Darfoor with attorneys Benjamin Crump and Skinner Louis speaking to reporters about the Corey Jones case.
See this and other settlements on our Case Results page.
Our Role in the Case
As local counsel, our firm handled nearly everything the case required on the ground in Palm Beach County. We organized community stakeholders for peaceful protests and public demonstrations in the weeks after the shooting. We appeared on behalf of the family as a spokesperson to the press, and spoke on panels about the case and about policing. And we served as the family’s liaison with the State Attorney’s Office and the investigating agencies while the criminal investigation was underway. That combination of community organizing, public advocacy, and day-to-day work with prosecutors is what a case of this kind demands, and it is work we continue to do for families today.
