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Kobe Bryant Sends Gifts to Jordan Edwards’ Brother for His Birthday
reported Kevon Edwards was in the car on April 29 when his unarmed 15-year-old brother, Jordan, was gunned down by a Dallas police officer. The two brothers were leaving a party in Balch Springs, Texas, when an officer opened fire on the car they were riding in. The story touched Kobe Bryant so much that…
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Leaked Police Bodycam Footage Shows Balch Springs, Texas, Officer Tasing Handcuffed Black Man
What’s done in the dark will usually come to light, as the Balch Springs, Texas, Police Department is apparently learning. Just two weeks after a now-fired officer shot and killed 15-year-old Jordan Edwards, the police chief is now also in the middle of an investigation regarding who leaked a video of another controversial incident involving…
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US Department of Justice Opens Investigation Into the Fatal Shooting of Jordan Edwards
The U.S. Department of Justice has launched an investigation into the police shooting death of Jordan Edwards, an unarmed black teenager, in Balch Springs, Texas, a spokesperson for the local district attorney’s office confirmed Thursday. Now former Balch Springs Police Officer Roy Oliver, 37, is facing murder charges in connection with the April 29 shooting…
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Family of Jordan Edwards Sues Balch Springs, Texas, Police Officer and Department in 15-Year-Old’s Death
The family of Jordan Edwards, the 15-year-old who was fatally shot by a white suburban-Dallas police officer, has filed a lawsuit against (now former) Balch Springs Police Officer Roy Oliver and the Balch Springs Police Department. According to the Associated Press, the lawsuit accuses the department of inadequately training Oliver and also ignoring warning signs…
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Yet Another 15-Year-Old Shot and Killed by Police, This Time in San Diego
On the very same day 15-year-old Jordan Edwards was laid to rest after being fatally shot by a police officer in Texas, an unidentified teenager, also 15, was shot and killed by San Diego police. NBC San Diego reports that the teen called 911 just before 3:30 a.m. Saturday asking officers to conduct a welfare…
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15-Year-Old Jordan Edwards Laid to Rest as Family, Friends, Classmates Remember His Short Life
At a funeral service that included a touching photo montage, soaring gospel music and the names of those Americans slain by police ringing out from the pulpit, more than 800 family and friends packed into a Baptist church in Mesquite, Texas, on Saturday to remember the life of 15-year-old Jordan Edwards. Jordan was shot and…
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Murder Warrant Issued for Roy Oliver, Texas Cop Who Killed Jordan Edwards
The fired Balch Springs, Texas, police officer who shot and killed 15-year-old Jordan Edwards as he attempted to leave a party that got out of hand has been charged with murder. Although a judge signed the murder warrant Friday afternoon, the Dallas Morning News reports that Roy Oliver, the officer in question, has not been…
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Jordan Edwards’ Family: ‘We Are Not Ready to Make a Martyr of Our Son’
In a statement to The Root, Jordan Edwards’ family makes it clear that, though they appreciate the immense support, they need time to mourn their son privately before they can accept him becoming another hashtag representing all of the young black people who have been slain by law enforcement. Read the Edwards family’s statement below:…
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Roy Oliver, the Texas Cop Who Killed 15-Year-Old Jordan Edwards, Was Previously Suspended for Aggressive Behavior: Report
As the investigation continues into the death of 15-year-old Jordan Edwards, who was shot and killed by then-Balch Springs, Texas, Police Officer Roy Oliver, more and more details are coming to light. Recently, it was discovered that the prosecutor’s office had once filed a complaint about what it called Oliver’s aggressive behavior. According to personnel…