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Texas: Police Officer Arrested for Murder After Killing 16-Year-Old

HeadlineMar 17, 2016

In Texas, an off-duty suburban Dallas police officer has been arrested on charges of murder after fatally shooting 16-year-old Jose Raul Cruz on Sunday night. Authorities say officer Ken Johnson was off duty when he thought he saw a car being burglarized in the parking lot of his apartment complex. This set off a car chase, which ended with Officer Johnson killing Cruz and shooting another teenager, Edgar Rodríguez, in the head. Rodríguez survived. Authorities have not said whether either of the teenagers were armed.

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