Former Balch Springs police Officer Roy Oliver, who was convicted of fatally shooting an unarmed 15-year-old Black boy, is set to stand trial in a federal...
convicted of fatally shooting an unarmed 15-year-old Black boyOliver is accused of using excessive force when he fired at a car carrying a group of teens, striking Jordan Edwards in the back of the head and killing him instantly, according to the lawsuit filed by Jordan’s father, Odell Edwards.
“This is the last phase of the legal process for the family,” Daryl Washington, an attorney for the Edwards family, said in a statement ahead of the civil trial. “The family wants Roy Oliver to be held fully accountable for his wrongful acts. Roy Oliver has failed to take full responsibility for his actions.”The former officer’s lawyer, William Krueger, declined to comment.
; another judge ruled Oliver isn’t protected because “a reasonable jury could conclude the car full of teenagers presented no immediate threat.”
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