Courtesy of Latina Dean
On June 17, Donté Perez Jones was found dead at a park playground just outside of Philadelphia, hanging by his Army poncho from monkey bars.
Police were quick to say his death appeared to be a suicide, but the 35-year-old veteran’s family insists he was anything but suicidal and believes foul play may have been involved. They’re now struggling with how quickly authorities seemed to dismiss other theories.
“I really believe that if he was different, a different [race], that this would be a different narrative,” Jones’ mother, Latina Dean, said. “I truly do believe that.”
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