Ex-Florida policeman gets 25 years in prison for killing black motorist
(Reuters) - A former Florida police officer was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Thursday for fatally shooting a black motorist who was awaiting a tow truck in October 2015.
Nouman Raja, 41, was fired from the Palm Beach Gardens Police Department shortly after he killed Corey Jones, 31, and was convicted last month by a jury of manslaughter and first-degree murder.
Reporting by Gabriella Borter and Jonathan Allen in New York; editing by Bill Trott and Tom Brown
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