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| Jordan Edwards shooting: Texas police change account of death | Jordan Edwards shooting: Texas police change account of death |
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| A Texas police department has changed a key detail in the shooting of an unarmed black teenager, amid mounting calls for the officer to be arrested. | A Texas police department has changed a key detail in the shooting of an unarmed black teenager, amid mounting calls for the officer to be arrested. |
| Jordan Edwards, 15, died after Officer Roy Oliver fired a rifle into a car that was driving away from a party in the Dallas suburb of Balch Springs. | |
| Police initially said the car reversed "aggressively" towards the officer, but footage discredits that claim. | Police initially said the car reversed "aggressively" towards the officer, but footage discredits that claim. |
| Police Chief Jonathan Haber said he "misspoke". | Police Chief Jonathan Haber said he "misspoke". |
| Officer Oliver has been fired violating several department policies, a police statement said, adding that the department "cannot give further details on which policies have been violated since Roy Oliver can appeal the termination". | |
| Officer Oliver fired into a car full of teenagers as they left a party on Saturday night, Chief Haber said after reviewing the body-cam video. | |
| The car was actually driving forward - away from police - and not reversing toward them when the shots were fired, he explained. | The car was actually driving forward - away from police - and not reversing toward them when the shots were fired, he explained. |
| "I was unintentionally incorrect yesterday when I said that the victim's vehicle was backing down the road," Mr Haber said on Monday. | "I was unintentionally incorrect yesterday when I said that the victim's vehicle was backing down the road," Mr Haber said on Monday. |
| "In fact, according to the video that I viewed, the vehicle was moving forward as the officers approached." | "In fact, according to the video that I viewed, the vehicle was moving forward as the officers approached." |
| The officer's behaviour "did not meet our core values", the police chief said. | |
| Jordan, who was in the front passenger seat, died after being shot in the back of the head. | Jordan, who was in the front passenger seat, died after being shot in the back of the head. |
| His 16-year-old brother and three friends were detained at the scene and taken to the Dallas County Sheriff's Department, where they were interviewed as witnesses. | His 16-year-old brother and three friends were detained at the scene and taken to the Dallas County Sheriff's Department, where they were interviewed as witnesses. |
| Jordan's cause of death has been ruled a homicide, however, that does not necessarily mean charges will be filed against the officer. | Jordan's cause of death has been ruled a homicide, however, that does not necessarily mean charges will be filed against the officer. |
| The Dallas County Sheriff's Department and the Dallas County District Attorney's Office are conducting a criminal investigation. | The Dallas County Sheriff's Department and the Dallas County District Attorney's Office are conducting a criminal investigation. |
| The incident occurred on Saturday night when police responded to reports of underage drinking at a house party where around 100 kids had gathered, neighbours said. | The incident occurred on Saturday night when police responded to reports of underage drinking at a house party where around 100 kids had gathered, neighbours said. |
| Officers were inside the home trying to find the owner when they heard outside what they believed to be gunshots, causing panic at the home as people fled. | Officers were inside the home trying to find the owner when they heard outside what they believed to be gunshots, causing panic at the home as people fled. |
| After going outside, the police officer fired several shots which killed Jordan, a first-year American football player at Mesquite High School. | After going outside, the police officer fired several shots which killed Jordan, a first-year American football player at Mesquite High School. |
| His coach, Jeff Fleener, told the Dallas Morning News that he was "crushed and heartbroken" to learn that Jordan had been killed. | His coach, Jeff Fleener, told the Dallas Morning News that he was "crushed and heartbroken" to learn that Jordan had been killed. |
| "You create a checklist of everything you would want in a player, a son, a teammate, a friend, and Jordan had all that. He was that kid," he said. | "You create a checklist of everything you would want in a player, a son, a teammate, a friend, and Jordan had all that. He was that kid," he said. |
| A vigil was held at the school on Monday evening, and the school district said they are "mourning this terrible loss". | A vigil was held at the school on Monday evening, and the school district said they are "mourning this terrible loss". |
| Lee Merritt, lawyer for Jordan's family, demanded the officer's arrest on Monday. | Lee Merritt, lawyer for Jordan's family, demanded the officer's arrest on Monday. |
| "We are declaring war on bad policing," he said as Jordan's parents sat silently beside him, wiping their eyes with tissues and gazing downwards. | "We are declaring war on bad policing," he said as Jordan's parents sat silently beside him, wiping their eyes with tissues and gazing downwards. |
| "America throughout the country must figure out a way to police its citizens without killing them," he continued. | "America throughout the country must figure out a way to police its citizens without killing them," he continued. |