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<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13781163/Florida-teen-Lawan-Jones-shoots-girlfriends-dad.html#comments"></a></p>



<p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-518eb08616b5d90762d79eeb35af19dc wp-block-paragraph" style="color:#211b1b;font-size:14px"><strong>Florida teenage given shelter by girlfriend&#8217;s family only to turn and kill his host in spat over &#8216;inappropriate&#8217; social media posts to face charges </strong></p>



<p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-65fa1508931b42a325178c2226fa9715 wp-block-paragraph" style="color:#211b1b;font-size:14px"><strong>Lawan Jr. Jones, 18, shot his girlfriend&#8217;s father, Keith Poole, 44, twice at his front door in Pompano Beach, Florida on Monday Aug. 19 </strong></p>



<p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ad66911f5794965b04ef4ed3b36e484e wp-block-paragraph" style="color:#211b1b;font-size:14px"><strong>The pair got into a heated argument over &#8216;inappropriate&#8217; social media photos where Jones was seen brandishing a handgun </strong></p>



<p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-97cb7e9bce7bdbd493942721b1b52e4e wp-block-paragraph" style="color:#211b1b;font-size:14px"><strong>Poole told Jones he had to leave, the teen pulled out a gun and shot his host and fled, but turned himself Aug. 21, three days later </strong></p>



<p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-091cfbdbe61f3364810d169022ee1fc6 wp-block-paragraph" style="color:#211b1b;font-size:14px"><strong>After his surrender on Wednesday, Jones was transported to the Broward County Main Jail and booked on first-degree murder with a firearm</strong></p>



<p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a65b94520fb35e903a59eb2eea98fa29 wp-block-paragraph" style="color:#211b1b;font-size:14px"><strong>Jones fled from the scene with his girlfriend, Jessie Poole, who was also safely located following his arrest.</strong></p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Lawan-Jr-Jones-1.png" alt="" class="wp-image-467395" style="width:822px;height:auto"/></figure>



<p class="has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Lawan Jr. Jones, 18, [photo], shot dead his girlfriend&#8217;s father during a heated argument over &#8216;inappropriate&#8217; social media photos at the victim&#8217;s home in Pompano Beach, Florida. He turned himself in three days after going on the run last Monday</strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">A Florida teenager who fled the scene on Monday August 19, after shooting dead his girlfriend&#8217;s father at his home after they got into a heated argument over &#8216;inappropriate&#8217; social media photos, has been charged with murder<br>The shooter, Lawan Jr. Jones, 18, turned himself into cops on Wednesday, August 21, three days after going on the run.<br>Jones witnesses told police, shot his girlfriend Jessie&#8217;s father was shot several times at the front of his own home in Pompano Beach, Florida. 44-year-old Keith Poole, a father of three daughters, was shot in front of his children. <br>Jones was in a relationship with Poole&#8217;s oldest daughter, Jessie, and lived in the home with the Poole family. </p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Keith-Poole-with-one-of-his-daughters-1.png" alt="" class="wp-image-467396" style="width:828px;height:auto"/></figure>



<p class="has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Father-of-three Keith Poole, seen left, [photo], with his eldest daughter Jessie, was shot several times out the front of his own home in Pompano Beach, Florida, by Jessie&#8217;s boyfriend, Lawan Jr Jones, on Aug 23</strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Witnesses recounted an argument that ensued after Poole saw social media posts which he thought were inappropriate.<br>According to the arrest affidavit, an argument ensued after Poole &#8216;became aware that the suspect had posted photographs on social media of himself holding a firearm.&#8217;<br>He &#8216;told Jones that it was not appropriate for him to do that while living in his house, and that he would have to leave.&#8217;<br>Jones according to witness accounts, was incensed and &#8216;threatened that he could have his friends come over and &#8221;take care of the problem&#8221;.&#8217;<br>This prompted Poole to once again insist Jones leave his home, guiding the latter to the front door and standing at his doorway.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Lawan-Jr-Jones-with-girlfriend-Jessie-Poole-1.png" alt="" class="wp-image-467397" style="width:831px;height:auto"/></figure>



<p class="has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Facebook posts by Jones includes several photos and references to Jessie. Poole cops said, outraged about photos in which Jones posed with a gun, scolded the teen, stating it was not appropriate while living in his house, and that he would have to leave&#8217; </strong></p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Lawan-Jr-Jones-with-girlfriend-Jessie-Poole-2.png" alt="" class="wp-image-467399" style="width:833px;height:auto"/></figure>



<p class="has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>This photo is part of a series taken on a &#8216;baecation&#8217; last December, posted on the killer&#8217;s Facebook page</strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The affidavit states: &#8216;Jones took several several steps away from the front door, before then turning around. Pulling a handgun out of a satchel slung over his right shoulder and pointing at the victim, &#8216;fired two shots, hitting the victim in the face and chest&#8217;. <br>Jones then fled from the scene with his girlfriend, Jessie Poole.<br>This witness noted that Poole was not being aggressive and posed no physical threat to Jones when he was shot.<br>The arrest affidavit reveals that responding officers arriving around 4:44 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 19, saw &#8216;an open front door with blood inside and outside the immediate area of the door.&#8217; Poole, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds was transported by paramedics to Broward Health North, where he was later pronounced deceased. </p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Lawan-Jr-Jones-2.png" alt="" class="wp-image-467394" style="width:843px;height:auto"/></figure>



<p class="has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Witnesses recount an argument between Jones and Keith Poole, over social media posts which Poole thought were inappropriate, during which Jones [photo], pulled a handgun over a satchel slung over his shoulder and firing two shots, hitting Poole in the face and chest</strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">After Jones turned himself in at the BSO West Park District Office on Wednesday, he was transported to the Broward County Main Jail and booked on first-degree murder with a firearm.<br>Following the shooting Jones had fled from the home with his girlfriend, Jessie Poole. She was safely located following his arrest, police said.<br>Jones&#8217; Facebook page includes several pictures of and references to Jessie, including photos taken on a &#8216;baecation&#8217; from December 2023, along with a more recent trip to Beachwood, Ohio which includes videos of the couple and a picture of a drawing in the snow of a heart with the letters &#8216;L + J&#8217; in the middle.<br>Tributes have been pouring in for the dedicated father, who has been remembered as an &#8216;amazing human&#8217; who people gravitated toward.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Lawan-Jr-Jones-drawing-in-the-snow-of-a-heart-with-the-letters-L-J-in-the-middle-1.png" alt="" class="wp-image-467393" style="width:826px;height:auto"/></figure>



<p class="has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Lawan Jr. Jones was dating Poole&#8217;s daughter Jessie. Images posted on his Facebook page from a recent trip to Beachwood, Ohio includes videos of the couple and a photo of a drawing in the snow of a heart inscribed with the letters &#8216;L + J&#8217; </strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8216;You were so kind to all of us, we made great memories. You will be truly missed. You are now a star in the universe and will shine forever.&#8217;<br>A <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-keith-pooles-family-in-their-time-of-loss" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Go Fund Me </a>has been set up to help financially support his young family in the wake of the tragedy. <br>Lawyers acting on behalf of Jones have issued a demand for discovery and a demand for a jury trial to fight the charges.</p>

Florida teen Lawan Jr. Jones, 18, charged with first-degree murder after killing his girlfriend’s father during spat over ‘inappropriate’ social media posts

