Overview
- The Park Forest Police Department announced his death Thursday and said his long battle had come to an end.
- Jones was shot in March 2016 while investigating a break-in and stolen vehicle on Neola Street as officers attempted to take a suspect into custody.
- Police returned fire in that encounter and killed the suspect, identified as 21-year-old Thurman Reynolds.
- Doctors initially did not expect him to survive a traumatic brain injury, yet he continued a years-long recovery that included leaving rehab in May 2017 to a standing ovation.
- He later received an honorary promotion to detective in 2021, and police said funeral arrangements will be shared when finalized as they noted his support network and his ties as the son of Country Club Hills Police Chief William Jones.