a former police officer convicted tonight in the shooting death of musician corey jones, whose car had broken down. he was calling for roadside assistant when officer nouman raja, in plain clothes and driving an unmarked van, showed up on the scene, shot and killed him. tonight, corey jones family now believes that the recording of that phone call, that roadside assistance call, made all the difference in the case. here s abc s victor oquendo. reporter: tonight, fired florida police officer nouman raja put in handcuffs, convicted for killing 31-year-old corey jones. this was about the truth and the truth caught up with him. reporter: the night jones was killed back in 2015, his suv had broken down on an exit ramp off i-95 in palm beach gardens. he was returning home from a music performance. i didn t want to die. reporter: raja was in those clothes, working on an unrelated case nearby, when he pulled up next to jones. the second i said police, he jumped back and i clearl
pointing a gun at me. reporter: in this video re-enactment filmed hours after jones death, raja claimed he identified himself as a cop, opening fire after jones, who was legally licensed to carry a weapon, pulled out his gun. but raja was unaware that jones was on the phone with roadside assistance. i m good. really? yeah, i m good. really? yeah. get your [ bleep ] hands up. get your [ bleep ] hands up. hold on, hold on. get your [ bleep ] hands up. drop! reporter: prosecutors say that tape proved raja never identified himself to jones, who may have feared he was being robbed. the all white jury agreed. the jury convicting nouman raja of manslaughter. that roadside assistance call a crucial piece of evidence. tonight, raja s defense team says they may appeal. david? all right, victor, thank you. and next here tonight, to the relentless winter storms. the new system now headed for the northeast. new york, philly, boston all in the path. and tonight, the extreme