DALLAS (AP) — A spokeswoman for the Dallas County prosecutor says the U.S. Justice Department has launched an investigation into the fatal shooting of a Black 15-year-old by a White police officer. Attorney Daryl Washington, left, speaks on behalf of Jordan Edwards’ (bottom right photo) parents, Charmaine Edwards, center and Odell Edwards during a news […]
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Police Officer Free on Bond in Suburban Dallas Death of Jordan Edwards’
DALLAS (AP) — A White Texas police officer who fired into a car of teenagers leaving an unruly party, killing a Black 15-year-old passenger, faces a murder charge, authorities say. This photo provided by the Parker County Sheriff’s Office shows Roy Oliver. Oliver, a Texas police officer, faces a murder charge in the shooting of […]
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White Texas Ex-Cop Faces Murder Charge in Shooting Death of Black Teen, Jordan Edwards
DALLAS (AP) — A White Texas police officer has been charged with murder in the shooting of a Black teenager for which the officer was fired, according to an arrest warrant issued Friday. Imam Omar Suleiman, center, The Rev. Dr. Michael W. Waters, right, and his son Jeremiah, stand in attendance at a candle light […]
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Texas DA: She’ll ‘Do What’s Right’ in Probe of Fatal Shooting of Jordan Edwards by White Cop
A Black teenager’s killing by a White police officer outside a suburban Dallas house party has prompted concerns from some community leaders over whether the new district attorney will follow in the steps of prior administrations, which they have criticized as not being sufficiently transparent when investigating such shootings. FILE – In this Dec. 7, […]
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Race Issues Loom over Dallas Suburb after Police Killing of Black Teen
BALCH SPRINGS, Texas (AP) — The Dallas suburb where a White police officer shot and killed a Black teenager as he left a party has a population that’s just 20 percent White but a police department that’s 80 percent White. Balch Springs now confronts the same issues of race and law enforcement as Ferguson, Missouri, […]