John Lee Jones, a 31-year-old African American man, was fatally shot on the night of April 7, 2015, in Augusta, Georgia. He was with friends on Second Avenue when he was shot in the back. The incident occurred because the shooter, Carl Jones, believed someone in the group had his cell phone. Carl Jones, who is not related to the victim, was identified by two witnesses from a photo lineup. A forensic firearms expert from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation testified that spent shotgun shells foun
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