Jordan Edwards

Former Balch Springs Police Officer Roy Oliver, foreground left, stands next to defense attorney Miles Brissette, right, after being sentenced to 15 years in prison for the murder of 15-year-old Jordan Edwards, on Wednesday.

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Texas Officer Who Fatally Shot Black Teen Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison

4:45am August 30, 2018

by Scott Neuman

Last April, Roy Oliver and his partner responded to a report of underage drinking. Oliver fired into a car full of teens, hitting and killing 15-year-old Jordan Edwards.

Jordan Edwards, as seen in an undated family photo provided by attorney S. Lee Merritt.

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Police Chief Fires Officer Who Shot And Killed Black Texas Teenager

2:48am May 03, 2017

by Doreen McCallister

Balch Springs Police Chief Jonathan Haber has dimissed the police officer who shot and killed Jordan Edwards, 15, while he was riding in a car that was leaving a house party on Saturday.