Ex-police officer charged with murder for killing black teen in Texas
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Source: Reuters
DALLAS (Reuters) - A former suburban Dallas policeman was indicted by a grand jury for murder in the shooting death of a black teenager who was in a car moving away from the officer when he opened fire with a rifle, Dallas County prosecutors said on Monday.
Roy Oliver, 37, a white officer who was fired by the Balch Springs Police Department for policy violations a few days after the shooting, was also charged with four counts of aggravated assault relating to the death of Jordan Edwards, 15, in late April.
The shooting, which took place in a primarily black and Hispanic neighborhood in Balch Springs, about 15 miles (25 km) southeast of Dallas, stoked simmering tensions over perceived racial bias in U.S. policing.
"It is important to let our community know that justice is proceeding effectively and thoroughly at the Dallas County DA's office," Faith Johnson, the county's district attorney, said in a statement.
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JULY 17, 2017 / 2:57 PM / 3 MINUTES AGO
Lisa Maria Garza
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Sunlei
(22,651 posts)MurrayDelph
(5,293 posts)we can avoid the revolving door of bad cops moving down the road to set up shop in a new precinct.
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Doug the Dem
(1,297 posts)What's NYC's excuse?
muriel_volestrangler
(101,307 posts)left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)He'll get off
because he "feared for his life".