Reverend Sharpton to Eulogize Steven Jones

0:00Funeral services for 55-year-old Stephen Jones of Hartford, Connecticut, who died after a police shooting, are set for noon on Thursday, March 26th at 1st Cathedral in Bloomfield. The NAACP's Connecticut chapter announced that civil rights leader Reverend Al Sharpton will deliver the eulogy during the Homecoming Service. Sharpton founded the National Action Network and has long led protests against police brutality and racial injustice. He uses his platforms, like his MSNBC show Politics Nation and Radio Program, Keeping It Real, to spotlight social justice causes. Jones' family has hired prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump in response to the incident. Crump represented George Floyd's family after the 2020 killing of Minneapolis, securing a $27 million settlement and pushing for police reform legislation. The shooting happened during a February 27th encounter with Hartford Police on Blue Hills Avenue, while Jones was in a mental health crisis, and holding a knife, according

1:00to a preliminary report from the Connecticut Office of Inspector General released on March 6th. The chief medical examiner ruled the death a homicide from torso gunshot wounds. As investigations continue, the service underscores ongoing calls for accountability in these kinds of police encounters. From your city, powered by AI, this is Hartford News Today.