Michael Jones (center), the younger brother of Robert Jones, attends a rally outside City Hall on Nov. 18, 2024 calling for justice after his brother was shot and killed by an off-duty homicide detective. Read more Tom Gralish / Staff Photographer

by Ellie Rushing Updated Aug. 28, 2025, 5:28 p.m. ET | Published Aug. 28, 2025, 3:45 p.m. ET

The family of a man who was shot and killed by an off-duty Philadelphia homicide detective last year has filed a lawsuit against the city and the police officers tasked with investigating the shooting, saying the detective acted unlawfully and that his colleagues “engaged in a conspiracy” to cover up any wrongdoing.

Robert Jones, 54, was fatally shot in October after he approached the car of Detective Chris Sweeney, who had just fi

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