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US Justice Department to Probe White Police Shooting of Black Texas Teen Jordan Edwards

by Associated PressMay 11, 2017January 25, 2022

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 […]

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Police Officer Free on Bond in Suburban Dallas Death of Jordan Edwards’

by Associated PressMay 6, 2017January 25, 2022

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. […]

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White Texas Ex-Cop Faces Murder Charge in Shooting Death of Black Teen, Jordan Edwards

by Associated PressMay 5, 2017January 25, 2022

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 […]

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Texas DA: She’ll ‘Do What’s Right’ in Probe of Fatal Shooting of Jordan Edwards by White Cop

by Associated PressMay 4, 2017January 25, 2022

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 […]

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Race Issues Loom over Dallas Suburb after Police Killing of Black Teen

by Associated PressMay 3, 2017January 25, 2022

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 […]

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