The family and legal team will hold a Monday news conference
HARTFORD, Conn. (March 8, 2026) –– Nationally renowned civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump will join the family of Steven Jones and leaders of the NAACP, including Scot X. Esdaile, president of the Connecticut State Conference of NAACP Branches, at a news conference Monday.They will address the fatal shooting of Jones by a Hartford police officer while Jones was experiencing a mental health crisis.
Jones was shot nine times during his interaction with officers. A recent preliminary report from the inspector general classified the death as a homicide. The Jones family has retained Attorney Crump as they seek answers, accountability, and reforms to law enforcement’s response to mental health crises.
WHO:
Family of Steven Jones
Attorney Ben Crump
Scot X. Esdaile, president, Connecticut State Conference of NAACP Branches
Hartford NAACP
Connecticut State Conference of NAACP Branches
Rev. Courtney L. Adams, Senior Pastor, Phillips Metropolitan CME Church
WHEN:
Monday, March 9, 2026
2:30 p.m. ET
WHERE:
Phillips Metropolitan CME Church
2500 Main St.
Hartford, CT 06120
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MEDIA CONTACT:
[email protected]
ABOUT BEN CRUMP LAW
Through his work, nationally renowned civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump has spearheaded a legal movement to better protect the rights of marginalized citizens. He has led landscape-changing civil rights cases and represented clients in a wide range of areas including civil rights, personal injury, labor and employment, class actions, and more. Ben Crump Law is dedicated to holding the powerful accountable. For more information, visit bencrump.com.
