Verdict expected Monday in the civil trial for Balch Springs police officer Roy Oliver who killed 15-year-old Jordan Edwards in 2017. Here's the latest
The question for the jury is whether
used excessive or unreasonable force when he fired five times from his rifle toward the car driving away from him.and four others were leaving a house party that had been broken up by Balch Springs Police. 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.
The jury found Oliver not guilty of two counts of aggravated assault but made him the first on-duty police officer in Texas in 45 years to be found guilty of murder.
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