Christopher Maurice Jones, 30, was killed on the morning of July 5, 2014, after a traffic stop attempt in Pine Lawn, Missouri. A Pine Lawn officer tried to stop the vehicle Jones was driving near Interstate 70 and Lucas-Hunt Road; Jones fled and a pursuit along the interstate ended when his car crashed on an exit ramp. Jones exited the wreckage and ran on foot, and Officer Nicholas Stone chased him from the crash site.

Investigative reports describe a physical struggle at the scene during which Stone deployed a taser several times without success. The confrontation escalated and Stone fired his service weapon, striking Jones in the chest. No weapon was found on Jones. The St. Louis County Police Department investigated the shooting and the St. Louis County Prosecutor’s Office reviewed the case. In November 2014 Prosecutor Bob McCulloch announced no criminal charges would be filed, concluding the physical evidence was consistent with the officer’s account and the shooting was legally justified.

Are there details about the chase or the struggle that readers from Pine Lawn or Bel-Ridge can add?