West Virginia police shot and killed Owens during the funeral service.
The Washington Post reported that Plainsclothes officers shot him at the funeral.
Owens put his father's body in the hearse and then they shot.
After placing his father's casket into a hearse, police in plainclothes opened fire on him, killing him.
The Washington Post reported that two officers with a fugitive warrant showed up at a funeral home in West Virginia and called out the man they were looking for.
According to witnesses and funeral attendees, Owens wasn't armed.
Whitecotton said there was no warning.
According to The Post, Owens' blood was sprayed everywhere and his son was caked by it.
"They shouted at him." Whitecotton said that they just said "Jason" and then began firing. There wasn't any identification for them, they were U.S. marshals. The man did not get any help from them. They didn't touch him to give any aid.
Owens embraced a family member after placing his father's casket into the hearse. He died a short time later.
Owens' name was on a list of fugitives to be taken into custody, but the US marshals haven't said why.
Owens was sentenced to up to 13 years in prison for fleeing from a deputy. He was released on parole in April last year after prosecutors said he tried to kill the deputy.
Two officers pulled up to the scene in different cars. She said one of the cars nearly hit Whitecotton.
She told The Post that she jumped up on the curb and looked at the man.
A man in shorts and a shirt jumped out of the car. Swiger said she saw a white truck almost hit her mother's car as the driver pulled into the parking lot.
Swiger said that she and other mourners were told to step back from Owens' body or they would be shot.
Swiger asked why you would do this in front of his family. What does it mean that you have the right to do that to a man?
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