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April 29, 2017 - Jordan Edwards, 15, and an unarmed Black teen, was leaving a party with his brothers and friends, when former officer, Roy Oliver, shot him with a rifle.
(using multiple news sources so no bias)
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/05/0...issued-for-texas-officer-who-killed-teen.html
[video=cnn;justice/2017/05/02/texas-teen-shot-police-chief-retract-statement.hln]http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/02/us/jordan-edwards-shooting-trnd/index.html[/video]
I can't believe Oliver murdered this child! I'm so glad the cameras caught him in his lie. These kids were wisely leaving the party. IMO, they did not want to be part of any trouble.
This breaks my heart and makes me so angry!
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nat...rder-jordan-edwards-killing-article-1.3140714
Absolutely heartbreaking. This was completely unnecessary, and Roy Oliver is NOT representative of the police force as a whole. I really hope he's convicted. This is WRONG.
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(using multiple news sources so no bias)
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/05/0...issued-for-texas-officer-who-killed-teen.html
Edwards and his two brothers and two other teenagers were leaving an unruly house party in Balch Springs when Oliver opened fire on their car with a rifle. The bullets shattered the front passenger-side window and struck Edwards. It took a few moments for Edwards' 16-year-old brother, who was driving, and other passengers to notice that he was slumped over in his seat.
Police had said the teenagers' car was backing up toward officers "in an aggressive manner," but later said body camera video showed the vehicle actually driving away from the officers.
The personnel records also included periodic evaluations that noted at least one instance when Oliver was reprimanded for being "disrespectful to a civilian on a call." That evaluation, dated Jan. 27, 2017, called the reprimand an isolated incident and urged Oliver to be mindful of his leadership role in the department.
The complaint from the prosecutor's office said the office had a hard time getting Oliver to attend the trial, he was angry he had to be there, he used vulgar language that caused an assistant district attorney to send a female intern out of the room, and he used profanity during his testimony.
"In an email from one of the prosecutors he states you were a `scary person to have in our workroom,"' then-Balch Springs Police Chief Ed Morris wrote in the suspension findings.
[video=cnn;justice/2017/05/02/texas-teen-shot-police-chief-retract-statement.hln]http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/02/us/jordan-edwards-shooting-trnd/index.html[/video]
Jordan Edwards was a freshman at Mesquite High School, near his home in Balch Springs, Texas, a suburb of Dallas. He had good grades and played quarterback and receiver on the football team.
Head coach Jeff Fleener, who would have coached the teenager next year, said Jordan had an incredible effect on his teammates.
"He was an amazing young man that had a way to make everyone around him feel better," Fleener*wrote on Twitter. "He had such an impact on all of us and we refuse to let anyone tarnish that."
"We've heard excuses before in the past: You know why it happens, because the dads aren't present. That excuse isn't here," Merritt said. "Or the kid was violent. That excuse isn't present here."
Merritt said that neither Jordan nor any of the other teens in the car had criminal records and no evidence had so far been presented by police that they were trying to hurt anyone.
I can't believe Oliver murdered this child! I'm so glad the cameras caught him in his lie. These kids were wisely leaving the party. IMO, they did not want to be part of any trouble.
This breaks my heart and makes me so angry!
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nat...rder-jordan-edwards-killing-article-1.3140714
The family says the shooting has scarred Jordans brothers, who were with him when he died.
When they dream, they see Jordan, with smoke coming out of his head from the shot. Thats what they were forced to see, Charmaine Edwards told the Daily News Thursday.
Absolutely heartbreaking. This was completely unnecessary, and Roy Oliver is NOT representative of the police force as a whole. I really hope he's convicted. This is WRONG.
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