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July 18, 2017

Texas: White Former Cop Indicted for Murdering 15-Year-Old Jordan Edwards
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In Texas, white former Balch Springs police officer Roy Oliver has been
indicted by a grand jury on murder charges for killing 15-year-old
African-American student Jordan Edwards earlier this year. Police body
cam video shows Oliver fired his assault rifle into a car carrying five
black teenagers as they drove away from the officer. One of the car's
passengers says the officer never even ordered the boys to stop driving
before opening fire.


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