Jordan Edwards’ Brother Says Texas Police Called Him ‘N**ger’ As Jordan Was Shot And Dying

by | May 19, 2017 | News | 0 comments

15 year old Jordan Edwards and friends left a party on April 29. He was sittimg in the front seat of a car when the Balch Springs Police Department apprehended them and officer Roy Oliver fatally shot Jordan in the head with a rifle.

Originally police claimed the car was driving towards them in an “aggressive manner”, however video footage refuted that claim and now a murder trial is in hand.

Jordan’s family spoke out on Thursday for the first time after his death with his stepbrother, 16-year-old Vidal Allen,  whom was sitting next to him in the car when he was killed told CBS News’ Omar Villanfranca that after they pulled over to get Jordan help with the wound the same officers who had fired confronted and detained them. One of the officers handcuffed him and called him N**ger.

His stepbrother was shot and he believed the same fate awaited him.

 

The Balch Springs Police Department also told CBS News that they had: “reviewed many hours from officer’s body cameras and in-car cameras and have not heard any of the officers use the n-word to describe the boys.”

Read more on Rawstory.

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