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Captain Robert Ray Jones, aged 58, was accidentally shot and killed on September 16, 1983, in Austin, Texas. The incident occurred during a firearms training demonstration at the Texas Department of Public Safety regional license office in Garland. Jones, a long-serving officer who began his career on April 1, 1949, was demonstrating weapon-handling techniques when Trooper Ross Powell's revolver accidentally discharged, hitting Jones in the chest. Despite immediate medical attention, Jones was p ...Read More
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Robert Ray Jones
Male
White / Caucasian
Austin
TX
1983-09-16
57
Robert
Ray Jones
11/27/2025
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It’s truly tragic how such a routine training session could end in such a loss. Captain Robert Ray... ...Read More
11/09/2024
11/09/2024
I recently stumbled upon the case of Captain Robert Ray Jones and it really made me think about the ... ...Read More
07/08/2023
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