15-year-old Jordan Edwards MURDERED by klansman/police officer Roy Oliver

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BALCH SPRINGS -- Community members are asking questions about why an officer fired into a car, killing a 15-year-old boy.

According to Balch Springs police, officers responded to a report of intoxicated teenagers on a residential street in the 12300 block of Baron Drive at 11 p.m. Saturday. Neighbors said a large house party was underway at that time.

Police say when officers arrived on the street, they heard gunfire and then a car filled with passengers back towards them.

"There was an unknown altercation with the vehicle backing down the road towards the officers in an aggressive manner. An officer shot at the vehicle, striking a front seat passenger. The individual was transported to the hospital where he was pronounced deceased," according to a news release by the Balch Springs police.

Balch Springs police did not identify the officer involved, but they say he has been placed on administrative leave.

Police are not identifying the boy, but friends say he was 15-year-old Jordan Edwards. Many of his coaches and community members showed up at the news conference Sunday afternoon demanding answers from authorities and expressing frustration at a lack of information.

"Great kid. Awesome parents. He was not a thug. This shouldn't happen to him," said Chris Cano, whose son played football with Edwards.

Balch Springs Police Chief Jonathan Haber said he has already met with the family of the boy and has expressed his condolences. The department immediately turned over its investigation into the incident to the Dallas County Sheriff's Department.

Balch Springs did not offer any further explanation for why the officer felt threatened, but Attorney Lee Merritt, who is representing the Edwards family, disputed the police account. He said there was no aggression from the vehicle. He also said none of the occupants in the vehicle were armed.

"They were simply leaving a party where they believed danger was, so I can't wrap my mind around why an officer decided to shoot into the car," said Merritt.

Merritt said the Edwards family wants to see police body cam footage and wants better answers for how the incident unfolded. He said one of Jordan Edwards' brothers was also riding in the vehicle, and the driver was also 15-years-old.

WFAA reached out to the Dallas County Sheriff's Department, but have not yet heard back on their investigation.

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15-year-old boy killed in officer-involved shooting in Balch Springs


Officer shoots into the car of unarmed, non-violent teenagers and gets a paid vacation

Donation page: Click here to support Jordan Edwards' Memorial Fund

 

[lowkey0z]

weird ass title "officer involved"

and of course the praying outside of police stations

 

[King of Creampies]

Smh.

Time to see another cac walk.

We really aren't safe anywhere.

 

[sanityovar8ted]

Seeing as tho bs pd only has maybe 10 officers n they racist AF, I can't say I'm not surprised. I've had a run in with them hoes n still got 10 warrants that won't go away no matter how many times they catch me smh. One time I made them take me to jail, no no no u will not leave me out there with the long distance to get back to Dallas walking.

 

[Mr swag]

Maybe there were trying to get away from the gunshots

 

[www.THUG.com]

Maybe there were trying to get away from the gunshots

If the shots fired story is true... Kids were just trying to get away from danger but got clapped by cops.

That news story is laced with police buzzwords: "gun shots", "car driven in aggressive manner", "police feared for life", "killed", "adminstrative leave".

 

[Biscayne]

Seeing as tho bs pd only has maybe 10 officers n they racist AF, I can't say I'm not surprised. I've had a run in with them hoes n still got 10 warrants that won't go away no matter how many times they catch me smh. One time I made them take me to jail, no no no u will not leave me out there with the long distance to get back to Dallas walking.

They were gonna make you walk?

 

[sanityovar8ted]

They were gonna make you walk?

Yes, n this was before cell phones were popular

 

[jj23]

Condolences to the family.

Cacs keep shooting first when it comes to black people.

Best believe if there were other cacs in the car they would have gotten a citation and an escort home.

 

[Imhotep2]

Same story, different place.The cac cop will say he felt his life was in danger, they'll pull up history on the kid and find out he took 2 peppermints instead of one when he went trick or treating at age 7, cac jury will justify that as him deserving of death and all will be forgotten. Rest in peace to the breh, hopefully someone kills that piece of shyt cop.

 

[TransJenner]

Condolences to the family.

Cacs keep shooting first when it comes to black people.

Best believe if there were other cacs in the car they would have gotten a citation and an escort home.

Yeah I bet the officer was like "yup there's CACS in there don't shoot".

 

[Marezzy]

I saw balch springs and hoped it wasn't Dallas. Damn.

 

[Biscayne]

Yes, n this was before cell phones were popular

These crackers....

 

[sanityovar8ted]

U safer in Dallas than u are in balch springs and it's so little

 

[Raava]

The family attorney is disputing the police story.

In an interview with BuzzFeed News Sunday night, Merritt disputed the police account. Witnesses at the party said they did not hear gunshots until after the police arrived, he said, adding that the group of teens in the car were leaving the house because the gathering was getting rowdy.

He also disputed the police department's claim that the driver was approaching officers in a threatening manner, explaining that the officer's bullet did not come from behind the vehicle, but had "entered the passenger side window and shattered it."

"They're insinuating that the car was backing up and threatened the officer but the injury is not consistent with that story," Merritt said. "The officer was standing right there."

www.buzzfeed.com/amphtml/briannasacks/police-shot-and-killed-a-15-year-old-boy-as-he-was-leaving