A jury has awarded millions of dollars to the family of the 15-year-old fatally shot by a former Balch Springs police officer.
Oliver told the jury the car was about to hit his partner. Oliver said he felt he had no other option but to fire. The other officer, however, testified that he did not fear for his life and never felt the need to fire his weapon. He also said he didn't feel like the vehicle was trying to hit him.
"This case brings attention, the greatest attention ever, to qualified immunity and why that doctrine should be abolished because there's simply no reason why a convicted felon should be in court now saying his actions were reasonable," Daryl Washington, an attorney representing the Edwards family, told NBC 5 Monday afternoon.
Before closing arguments took place Monday afternoon, Oliver took the stand in his defense. During closing, Greg Marks, an attorney for the plaintiff, said the kind of conduct displayed by Oliver was reckless and eroded community trust in the police department.
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