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Formal Indictment in Aiyana Stanley Jones Case
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Detroit Police Officer Weekly Charged with Involuntary Manslaughter in Death of Aiyana Jones
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Aiyana Jones: One Year Anniversary of the Death of a 7-Year-Old Detroit Girl
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One year ago today a little girl named Aiyana Stanley Jones …

Plea Deal for Chauncey Owens in Je'rean Blake Murder Case
Plea Deal in Je'rean Blake Murder Case

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Family Wants Justice for Aiyana Jones
Family Wants Justice for Aiyana Jones

The family of Aiyana Jones is demanding justice. "I'm going to …

DOJ: Feds to Investigate Detroit Girl's Shooting
DOJ: Feds to Probe Girl's Shooting

The Justice Department says federal authorities plan to …

Fieger: Aiyana Shot From Porch not Home
Fieger: Aiyana Shot From Porch not Home

Attorney Geoffrey Fieger says an independent autopsy shows …

Mertilla Jones, Aiyana's Grandmother, Speaks About Shooting

Updated: Tuesday, 18 May 2010, 7:47 PM EDT
Published : Tuesday, 18 May 2010, 6:39 PM EDT

MyFoxDetroit.com Staff - Aiyana Jones grandmother Mertilla Jones offers her view of what happened the night her granddaughter died.

At a press conference called by Attorney Geoffrey Fieger, the 46-year-old grandmother tells the emotional tale of what she believes happened the night Aiayana was killed by a bullet that came from a Detroit Police Officer's gun.

Watch the video.

Fieger has filed two law suits against the Detroit Police Department on behalf of Aiyana Jones and her family.

Police claim a gun discharged by accident after Mertilla Jone grappled with an Officer holding it.  Mertilla denies the claim.

She also talked about what is was like to have a flash-grenade go over her head while she and her granddaughter were sleeping on the couch.

SEE ALSO FULL VIDEO PRESS CONFERENCE | LAWSUIT FILED

 

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