First cousin of 49ers WR Anquan Boldin victim of fatal police shooting

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The first cousin of 49ers wide receiver Anquan Boldin was the victim of a fatal police shooting on Sunday morning that is making national headlines.

Corey Jones, 31, was shot in Florida by a plainclothes officer who exited an unmarked squad car, CBS reported. Jones’ SUV broke down near a freeway exit ramp and he was shot by Palm Beach Gardens officer Nouman Raja, who had stopped to investigate what he thought was an abandoned vehicle.

Jones, a church drummer and housing inspector, was armed with a handgun he had purchased three days earlier, the New York Times reported. Jones was shot three times and never fired his gun, attorneys for his family told reporters today.

Jones lived in Lake Worth, Fla., which is 45 miles from Boldin’s hometown of Pahokee.

Boldin was at practice Tuesday and is questionable for Thursday’s game against the Seahawks at Levi’s Stadium because of a hamstring injury he sustained in a win over the Ravens on Sunday.

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