By Invoice Carey
Police1
DALLAS — A jury has reached a verdict within the federal civil trial for a former North Texas officer convicted within the homicide of a 15-year-old in 2018.
Whereas responding to a disturbance name, Balch Springs police officer Roy Oliver shot right into a car that was driving away with 5 youngsters inside. Oliver and his companion responded to experiences of underage ingesting at a celebration. Oliver fired right into a automobile carrying Jordan Edwards and his associates, later saying he feared the car was shifting towards and endangering his companion’s life.
Edwards was shot behind the top and died. Oliver was discovered responsible of homicide in 2018 and was sentenced to fifteen years in state jail, WFAA reported.
Edwards’ household filed a civil lawsuit searching for damages. On Monday, the jury discovered that Oliver used extreme drive when he killed Edwards and that he’s not entitled to certified immunity.
The Edwards’ household was awarded $21.6 million within the lawsuit: $8.5 million to Edwards’ father for damages; $2.1 million in property for damages resembling psychological anguish and funeral bills; and $11 million in punitive damages.
“I grieve for the household and what they’re going by way of,” Oliver mentioned in his testimony. “I used to be simply in concern that he was shifting for a firearm.”
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