Jones leapt backward and pointed his gun, forcing him to fire. Raja said Jones ran but turned and again pointed his gun, forcing him to fire the second volley.

C.J. Jones said his brother "was a good person" who wouldn't have confronted Raja.

"If that dude would have said he was a police officer right off the bat, this would have never happened," he said.

Attorney Benjamin Crump, who represents Jones' father and siblings, called the verdict by an all-white jury a victory for African-Americans and "anyone who believes in justice."

"When there is a young black man lying dead on the ground, there are different rules that apply — that is our reality in America," Crump said at a news conference surrounded by Jones' relatives. "Many people in America don't wantto believe that police officers intentionally kill young black people, but it is our belief they do." When asked what sentence Raja should receive, Crump and others replied, "What Corey would have got if he shot Raja."

Clinton Jones Sr., Jones' father, cried after describing how the family went to his son's grave to celebrate the verdict and "let him know, Corey, son, we did it."

Palm Beach Gardens fired Raja shortly after the shooting. He'd been under house arrest since he was charged in 2016.

Raja's attorneys had tried unsuccessfully to get a previous judge to dismiss the charges by invoking Florida's "stand your ground" law, but it ultimately played little part in the trial. The law was mentioned briefly during closing arguments, with the jury told Raja had no