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Jury Awards $21.6 Million to Family of Teen Killed by Former Texas Officer

A jury has reached a verdict in the federal civil trial for a former North Texas officer who was convicted in the murder of a 15-year-old boy in 2018.

The trial began last week for Roy Oliver, who was an officer with the Balch Springs Police Department when he fatally shot Jordan Edwards on April 29, 2017.

While responding to a disturbance call, Oliver shot into a vehicle with five teenagers inside that was driving away. Edwards was shot in the back of the head and died.

Read the source article at wfaa.com

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