Daniel V. Jones | |
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| Born | Daniel Victor Jones April 15, 1958 Long Beach, California, U.S. |
| Died | April 30, 1998 (aged 40) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Suicide by gunshot |
| Occupation | Maintenance worker |
Daniel Victor Jones (April 15, 1958 – April 30, 1998) was an American man who died by suicide on a Los Angeles freeway in 1998. The incident was broadcast on live television by news helicopters. Jones took his own life as a form of protest towards health maintenance organizations after he had been diagnosed as HIV-positive several months earlier. Footage of his suicide was shown in the 2002 documentary film Bowling for Columbine.