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Texas Police Have Fired The Officer Who Shot And Killed A Black Teen Trying To Leave A House Party
BUZZFEED NEWS
Jordan Edwards, 15, was sitting in the passenger side of a car
Saturday night when a police officer shot through the window with a
rifle and killed him.
A suburban Dallas police department fired the officer who shot and
killed a black teenager as he was leaving a house party on Saturday
night, officials announced Tuesday.
Jordan Edwards, a 15-year-old
freshman at Mesquite High School, died after Balch Springs Police
Officer Roy Oliver fired multiple rounds with his rifle into the car he
was riding in. The car was filled with five teenagers, including
Jordan's two brothers, who were trying to leave an end-of-the-year party
that had become unruly after cops arrived.
The freshman's
16-year-old brother was driving the vehicle during the shooting and
noticed his brother's head was smoking, attorney Lee Merritt said, and
then flagged police to help.
On Tuesday, Balch Springs Police
Chief Jonathan Haber said Oliver, who was the second officer at the
scene, had been terminated. The chief said Oliver, who has been with the
department since July 2011, violated several departmental policies, but
would not elaborate on which ones. Prosecutors are still investigating
and could charge Oliver, who has the right to
appeal
.
Vernon Bryant / AP
Balch Springs Police Chief Jonathan Haber speaks during a news conference Monday.
On Monday, Haber reversed the department's original account of the
shooting, acknowledging that the car had been driving away when the
officer opened fire with a rifle. Initially, police claimed that the
vehicle had been backing up toward officers in "an aggressive manner."
"I made a mistake and I apologized for it," Haber said Tuesday.
In
a statement, Jordan's family said they were grateful that Oliver had
been terminated and thanked Haber for his "commendable strides toward
justice," but there "remains a long road ahead."
"The magnitude of
his horrible actions cannot be overstated," the family said. "We fully
expect an equivalent response from those responsible for investigating
and punishing the crime. We also know that although his actions were the
most wicked and consequential, he was not the only officer responsible
for dreadful behavior that evening."
According to attorneys
Lee Merritt and Jasmine Crockett, who are representing the Edwards
family, Jordan's two brothers "were forced to experience this tragedy up
close as occupants of the car." After hearing gunshots so close it left
their ears ringing, the brothers noticed Jordan slumped over in the
passenger seat.
After flagging down the police to help, the teens
were "manhandled, intimidated, and arrested while their brother lay
dying in the front seat," Merritt said.
Guy Reynolds / AP
Odell Edwards wipes away tears as he sits with his wife, Charmaine
Edwards, listening to their attorney Lee Merritt talking about the death
of their son.
Police arrived at a raucous house party on Baron Street Saturday
around 11 p.m. and were attempting to find the owners of the home when
they heard multiple gunshots coming from outside "causing a chaotic
scene with numerous people running away," Officer Pedro Gonzalez
explained Tuesday.
A neighbor told the Dallas Morning News
that about 100 teens were at the house party and several cars were
blocking people's driveways. Lisa Roberson, whose son threw the party
while she was out of town, told the outlet that her son said there was
no alcohol at the house.
After the first officer arrived, the teens quickly scattered, neighbors said. Oliver, the second officer, arrived shortly after.
Officers
confronted the vehicle Jordan was riding in, which was backing down the
street, and shouted at it. The car then pulled forward as Oliver
approached, still giving verbal commands, police said. The teens
continued driving away from the scene and Oliver then opened fire,
striking the 15-year-old passenger in the head. Jordan died from his
wounds after being transported to a local hospital.
But Haber
conceded at a news conference Monday that the officers' account was
inaccurate, and that after reviewing dash cam footage, it was clear the
vehicle was "moving forward" as the officers approached.
"After viewing the video, I don't believe that it met our core values," Haber said.
While
Jordan's family vowed it would fight to ensure all officers involved
"would be properly reprimanded," they urged people not to commit
violence against law enforcement, or protest or march in their son's
name.
"What we desire only second to having our beloved Jordan back, is JUSTICE FOR JORDAN," they wrote.
Jordan,
an honor student and athlete, was "very well liked by his teachers,
coaches, and fellow students," the Mesquite Independent School District
said in a statement.
"The entire district — especially the staff
and students of Mesquite High School — are mourning this terrible loss,"
it concluded.
The teen adored football, Merritt told BuzzFeed News, and was excited
to play on the freshman team with his friends, many of whom shared
their heartbreak and sadness on social media.
Mesquite High School football coach Jeff Fleener told Dallas News that Jordan had "a smile that could light up a room."
"The
best thing in the world or the worst thing in the world would happen,
and he'd smile, and everything would be OK," the coach said. "You create
a checklist of everything you would want in a player, a son, a
teammate, a friend, and Jordan had all that. He was that kid."
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