Detroit Cop Saw No Struggle Before Aiyana Jones Was Shot During Raid
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Stallard repeatedly told jurors that he saw no one in the vicinity, casting some doubt on Weekley’s claim that Aiyana’s grandmother grabbed the submachine gun. Police were at the home after midnight in 2010 to capture a murder suspect.
“Did you see anyone try to take the gun away from him?” assistant prosecutor Rob Moran asked.”No,” Stallard replied.Weekley, a member of an elite police unit, is charged with involuntary manslaughter in Aiyana’s death. He’s accused of failing to control his gun during the chaotic raid.
Stallard said Detroit police are trained to push a person away if they grab an officer’s gun or move the weapon in the shape of a “J” to keep control. He said officers aren’t trained to pull the trigger under those circumstances.
Watch Aiyana’s grandmother testify during Weekley’s trial:
On cross-examination, Stallard acknowledged that the house was very dark.
“This is a very dangerous job. No amount of training can make everything safe all the time,” Stallard said.
Another officer, John Collins, testified that Weekley was in a “state of panic” immediately after the shooting, repeatedly declaring, “she grabbed my gun, she grabbed my gun.
He said he advised Weekley to “tell the truth.”
On Monday, the jury heard from Aiyana’s grandmother, Mertilla Jones, who denied grabbing Weekley’s gun. She was at the opposite end of the same couch where the girl was shot. Jones said she rolled onto the floor after the noise and bright flash from the grenade, and was on her stomach.
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