There was never a reason for Jordan Edwards to be fatally shot by a police officer ― and a new report reveals that there was never even a reason for authorities to be at the party the teen was attending.
No teens were drinking or doing illicit drugs at a house party in suburban Dallas where Edwards, 15, was killed on April 29, a law enforcement official told the Dallas Morning News this week.
A newly released autopsy report also reveals that Edwards wasn’t under the influence when officer Roy Oliver shot him. The officer was responding to a reports that teens had been drinking at a party.
Oliver, 37, was fired and then charged with murder within a week of the shooting.
Initially, Balch Springs Police Chief Jonathan Haber said Oliver opened fire on the vehicle Edwards was sitting in because the driver was reversing aggressively toward him. Haber changed his tune after video evidence showed the car driving away from officers.
Oliver allegedly fired his rifle into the vehicle, striking Edwards once in the head. Edwards’ two brothers and two of his friends were in the car with him.
An unidentified law enforcement official told the Dallas Morning News that Oliver and another officer were inside the party just before the fatal encounter, and saw kids carrying energy drinks and sodas. They didn’t find any evidence of underage consumption, except for an empty beer bottle in a kitchen trash can.
“That was a condition of them attending the party,” Lee Merritt, the family’s attorney, told the paper. “If they saw anyone drinking, they had to leave.”
Poster Comment:
Initially, Balch Springs Police Chief Jonathan Haber said Oliver opened fire on the vehicle Edwards was sitting in because the driver was reversing aggressively toward him. Haber changed his tune after video evidence showed the car driving away from officers.
So in other words, the cops lied?
Typical.
#1: misterwhite To: Deckard (#0)
I mean, there was no alcohol, no drugs, no guns, no warrants. I'm sure the article would have said if there were.
So why drive away?
misterwhite posted on 2017-06-30 10:51:29 Reply Private Reply
#2: Deckard To: misterwhite (#1)
Maybe they didn't want to be killed.
I mean, there was no alcohol, no drugs, no guns, no warrants.
An unidentified law enforcement official told the Dallas Morning News that Oliver and another officer were inside the party just before the fatal encounter, and saw kids carrying energy drinks and sodas. They didn’t find any evidence of underage consumption, except for an empty beer bottle in a kitchen trash can.
Deckard posted on 2017-06-30 11:14:10 Reply Private Reply
#3: misterwhite To: Deckard (#2)
Ah. So all of those who didn't flee were killed?
"They didn’t find any evidence of underage consumption, except for an empty beer bottle in a kitchen trash can."
Then why flee?
misterwhite posted on 2017-06-30 11:25:15 Reply Private Reply
#4: Pinguinite To: misterwhite (#3)
Wrong question.
Right question is:
Then why shoot?
Unfortunately for this cop, he cannot claim he was in fear for his life. And I suspect that will get him hung, your overwhelming pro-blue uniform bias notwithstanding.
Pinguinite posted on 2017-06-30 12:05:34 Reply Private Reply
#5: misterwhite To: Pinguinite (#4)
It's the right question. Had they not fled, none of this wouldn't have happened.
misterwhite posted on 2017-06-30 12:10:31 Reply Private Reply
#6: Pinguinite To: misterwhite (#5)
And the fact that the cop lied about the car going in reverse is perfectly reasonable.
Thanks for playing, mw.
Pinguinite posted on 2017-06-30 12:34:37 Reply Private Reply
#7: Stoner To: misterwhite (#5)
?? Okay, lol
Stoner posted on 2017-06-30 12:46:05 Reply Private Reply
#8: misterwhite To: Pinguinite (#6)
Did I say justified? I said it didn't have to happen.
"And the fact that the cop lied about the car going in reverse is perfectly reasonable."
It was going in reverse. Then it stopped. Then it went forward. All the while another cop was yelling at the driver to stop, and beating on the window with his handgun.
misterwhite posted on 2017-06-30 12:57:24 Reply Private Reply
#9: misterwhite To: Stoner (#7)
Oops. I meant, "Had they fled, all of this wouldn't have happened."
misterwhite posted on 2017-06-30 12:59:33 Reply Private Reply
#10: Pinguinite To: misterwhite (#8)
It's the kid's fault that the shooting occurred. It's not the cops fault at all.
Thank you for clearing that up.
Pinguinite posted on 2017-06-30 13:18:41 Reply Private Reply
#11: Justified To: Deckard (#0)
What does this have to do with police being called there?
If memory serves me they were called out because someone heard gun shot(s).
But it has been awhile since I paid attention to this story. The office was wrong and will pay for it. City will pay and the family will pay.
Justified posted on 2017-06-30 19:17:32 Reply Private Reply