Jordan Edwards Killing: Police Chief, on His Claim That Vehicle Was Backing Toward Officers Aggressively, Says ‘I Misspoke’

Updated Monday, May 1, 2017, 7:06 p.m. EDT: Balch Springs, Texas, Police Chief Jonathan Haber has retracted his earlier statement that the car in which Jordan Edwards, 15, was traveling Saturday night was “backing down the street toward officers in an aggressive manner,” which he initially claimed prompted a police…

Jordan Edwards Killing: Police Chief, on His Claim That Vehicle Was Backing Toward Officers Aggressively, Says ‘I Misspoke’

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