Aiyana Jones

05/16/2010

On May 16, 2010, police entered the home of LaKrystal Sanders, hoping to find her boyfriend, Chauncey Owens, who was a suspect in a shooting case. But when police entered, holding Jones's grandmother at gunpoint, they shot young Aaiyana Jones.

Aaiyana Mo'nay-Stanley Jones was a seven year old girl lying with her grandmother on the couch when her life was taken because of a police raid. In an attempt to arrest Chauncey Owens, they shot Aaiyana Jones.

Unfortunately, there is not much information to provide about Aaiyana, and who she was. Please, if you have any information about Aaiyana Jones, please email thettsproject@gmail.com, and read some articles about Aaiyana Jones.

Author: Mahitha Sridhar

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Resources

https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/stanley-jones-aiyana-monay-2002-2010/

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2010/09/aiyana-stanley-jones-detroit/

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jan/31/detroit-aiyana-stanley-jones-police-officer-cleared