Aiyana Jones, 7, killed by Detroit cop

A judge has declared a mistrial after jurors failed to reach a verdict June 18, 2013 in the trial of Joseph Weekley, a Detroit police officer, who fatally shot 7-year-old Aiyana Stanley-Jones during a police raid. Weekley was charged with involuntary manslaughter. He accidentally fired his gun, killing Aiyana, while leading officers on a raid to find a murder suspect in 2010. He said he pulled the trigger during a struggle with the girl's grandmother, but Mertilla Jones denied interfering with the gun and another officer testified there was no struggle over the weapon. The raid was recorded for a police reality TV show, "The First 48," and Aiyana's family members have said they believe the officers involved were more concerned about how they appeared on TV rather than properly conducting their police work. A retrial date has not been set.

Aiyana Stanley-Jones in an undated photo.

Charles Jones, 25, sobs as he buries his head in photos of his daughter Aiyana Stanley Jones, a 7-year-old Detroit girl who was shot and killed May 16, 2010. A Detroit police officer's weapon discharged while executing a search warrant for a homicide suspect on the city's east side, police said.

AP Photo/The Detroit Free Press, Mandi Wright

Dominika Stanley and Charles Jones, mother and father of Aiyana Jones gather for a candle light vigil for 7-year-old daughter outside Aiyana Jones' home May 16, 2010 in Detroit.

A man rides a bicycle past the house where Aiyana Jones was shot and killed by police in Detroit. State police will take over the investigation of the fatal shooting of the 7-year-old by a Detroit police officer during a weekend raid at the girl's home, a prosecutor said.

Mertilla Jones, left, granmother of Aiyana Jones, screams in agony as family and friends gather for a candle light vigil for the 7-year-old that was killed by Detroit police earlier. The scene Sunday outside Aiyana Jones home on Lillibridge was a mixture of shock, grief and anger as family and friends gathered to try to make sense of a shooting death they said was caused by over-aggressive law enforcement.

A memorial to Aiyana Jones is seen May 17, 2010.

A family member moves the sofa back into the home in Detroit, May 17, 2010, where Aiyana Jones was killed while sleeping on the living room sofa when police officers burst in and an officer's gun went off. The sofa was temporarily placed on the porch.

Krystal Sanders, center, Aiyana Jones's aunt, arrives at the little girl's home with family members and supporters in Detroit, May 17, 2010.

Krystal Sanders, 30, is consoled by Rons Scott, spokesperson for Detroit Coalition Against Police Brutality. Sanders is the aunt of Aiyana Stanley Jones, who was shot by police.

Krystal Sanders, 30, holds a photo of her niece Aiyana Stanley Jones.

A memorial for Aiyana Jones begins to accumulate, May 16, 2010 in Detroit.

A family member puts up plexiglass over a window alleged to have been shot through with a flash grenade where Aiyana Stanley Jones, a 7-year-old Detroit girl, was shot and killed.

Mertilla Jones, left, grandmother of Aiyana Jones, holds a pair of Aiyana's shoes, as family and friends gather for a candle light vigil for the 7-year-old that was killed by Detroit Police earlier outside Aiyana Jones' home in Detroit.

AP Photo/The Detroit Free Press, Marcin Szczepanski

Charrail Givens, one of Aiyana Jones' cousins, looks through the door of the house of the slain 7-year-old in Detroit.

Attorney Geoffrey Fieger, center, addresses members of the media in his office in Southfield, Mich., May 18, 2010 with from left, Dominika Stanley, the mother of 7-year-old Aiyana Jones, who was killed May 16, 2010 in Detroit, Aiyana's father Charles Jones, grandmother Mertilla Jones and aunt Krystal Sanders. Fieger has filed two lawsuits related to a raid that led to Aiyana's death.

Dominika Stanley, left, the mother of 7-year-old Aiyana Jones, sits next to Aiyana's father Charles Jones in attorney Geoffrey Fieger's office in Southfield, Mich., May 18, 2010.

Charles Jones, the father of 7-year-old Aiyana Jones, holds a photo of Aiyana in attorney Geoffrey Fieger's office.

Mertilla Jones, left, the grandmother of 7-year-old Aiyana Jones, is comforted by Aiyana's aunt, Krystal Sanders, in attorney Geoffrey Fieger's office in Southfield, Mich., Tuesday, May 18, 2010.

Mark Robinson, cousin of 7-year-old Aiyana Jones, who was killed May 16, 2010 in Detroit, sits in attorney Geoffrey Fieger's office in Southfield, Mich., May 18, 2010. Fieger has filed two lawsuits related to a raid that led to her death. Fieger claims Detroit police threw a flash grenade into the girl's home without cause.

Attorney Geoffrey Fieger reaches out to Mertilla Jones, the grandmother of 7-year-old Aiyana Jones, who was killed.

Attorney Geoffrey Fieger addresses the media in his office in Southfield, Mich., May 18, 2010.

Aiyana Jones, 7, killed by Detroit cop

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