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Texas: Police Shot and Killed 15-Year-Old Black Teen Jordan Edwards

HeadlineMay 02, 2017

Meanwhile, in Texas, family and friends are mourning the death of 15-year-old African-American teenager Jordan Edwards, who was shot in the head by a police officer in a suburb of Dallas on Saturday. The Balch Springs Police Department had initially claimed the officers opened fire while the car carrying the high school freshman was reversing toward the police car. But, in fact, on Monday, the police chief admitted the police officer opened fire while the car was actually moving forward, away from the police.

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