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Jordan Edwards Police Shooting

A police officer involved in the fatal shooting of a black teenager outside of Dallas has been fired

Police in suburban Dallas fired the officer who fatally shot a black teenager on Tuesday, The New York Times and The Associated Press reported. Jordan Edwards, 15, was shot in the head by police outside a party last weekend. The Dallas County District Attorney's Office said its civil rights team will conduct an "Impartial and independent investigation." Ref. USAToday.

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This is a sad case and I think the officer should have been fired or at least put on a leave of absence due to shooting into a car that was not being pulled over or in way involved in with a police officer. Police officers can not just shoot into a moving car willy-nilly without knowing who is in the car and whether or not they area threat to the officers or another's life.

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Yes, this cop shot this kid and then lied about what happened and which way the car was going. He should be fired for each aspect of this and then tried by a jury of his peers for a few of his actions.

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Roy Oliver, 38, the former Dallas-area police officer who shot and killed Jordan Edwards last year, was sentenced to 15 years in prison late Wednesday. Oliver fatally shot Edwards, 15, after responding to a house party in suburban Dallas in April 2017. Ref. USAToday.