destinyrush: Unarmed 15-year-old boy shot in the head by Balch Springs police officer. 15-year-old
destinyrush: Unarmed 15-year-old boy shot in the head by Balch Springs police officer. 15-year-old Jordan Edwards and his friends were leaving a party at approximately 11PM on Saturday after hearing gunshots. A police officer, whose name has not been released yet, shot through the passenger side window of the vehicle, in which Edwards and his friends were traveling, and struck the boy in the head. The officers were reportedly responding to a call of drunk teenagers. The Edwards family’s legal counsel S. Lee Merritt says Edwards and his friends were NOT the intoxicated teens that police officers were allegedly called to control. The police officer who shot Edwards was placed on paid leave. Police claim the vehicle Edwards was in backed toward officers “in an aggressive manner.” Sources (x/x) Another innocent Black child was shot by a trigger-happy cop. Another family is in pain.. Jordan was a freshman at Mesquite High School, he loved to play football and was a straight A student. Rest in peace baby boy… #JordanEdwards #BlackLivesMatter #StopPoliceBrutality -- source link