Police Officer Who Killed Jordan Edwards Not Shielded by Qualified Immunity in Family Lawsuit
Nearly five years to the day of Jordan Edwards’ murder at the hands of a Balch Springs police officer, a federal court has ruled the family can sue for damages.
The Edwards family sued Oliver and the city of Balch Springs in 2017. In February, a federal district court judge dropped the city from the lawsuit, but Oliver wasn’t so lucky. He and his lawyers argued that qualified immunity should shield him from the lawsuit. In a 17-page opinion published this week, a panel of judges with the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said they disagreed.
Washington, as he’s argued in court filings, believes the city is partially to blame. For example, the city could provide better training. The city could have refused to hire Oliver, and it would have been justified in doing so, Washington argues.“There were a number of things that supported our belief that the city of Balch Springs should have never hired Roy Oliver in the first place,” Washington added.
weren’t shielded by qualified immunity. Timpa was killed in Dallas police custody after he called them for help, saying he was frightened, off his medication and suffering from mental illness.
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