Former Palm Beach Gardens Police Officer Nouman Raja has been charged with one count of manslaughter by culpable negligence and one charge of attempted first-degree murder with a firearm in the fatal shooting of Corey Jones in October 2015.

But why is Raja being charged with “attempted” first-degree murder? Jones died.

Here’s how the State Attorney’s Office document explains it: Raja fired six shots at Jones.

One was fatal. It went through Jones’ heart and both lungs. That shot is the one that the manslaughter charge is based on.

The other five shots — two struck Jones in each arm — are the basis for the attempted murder charge.

And the attempted murder charge carries a harsher penalty than the manslaughter charge: Up to life in prison vs. the possibility of 15 years for manslaughter.

The charging document explains the manslaughter charge this way: “Raja chose to approach Corey Jones’ vehicle in a tactically unsound, unsafe and grossly negligent manner.” The killing of Jones was the result of Raja’s “culpably negligent actions,” it said.

The attempted murder charge centers on the five shots that were not fatal, some of which occurred after Jones had thrown his own gun.

The state attorney said it was clear Jones was running away from Raja.