The Balch Springs, Tex., police officer who shot and killed Jacob Edwards, a 15-year-old black high school freshman, has been fired after an internal affairs investigation concluded he violated multiple department policies, officials announced Tuesday night.
Officials identified the officer as Roy Oliver, and said he had been with the department since July 2011.
“After reviewing the findings I have made the decision to terminate Roy Oliver’s employment with the Balch Springs Police Department,” chief Jonathan Haber told reporters Tuesday evening. “My department will continue to be responsive, transparent and accountable.”
The shooting occurred around 11 p.m. Saturday evening, after officers got a call concerning intoxicated teenagers and arrived to find a house party.
Edwards’s family members said in a statement they were grateful Oliver had been fired but added that there “remains a long road ahead.” They said they wanted to see Oliver charged with murder and argued that the other officers at the scene should face discipline as well.
Edwards’s family members said in a statement they were grateful Oliver had been fired but added that there “remains a long road ahead.” They said they wanted to see Oliver charged with murder and argued that the other officers at the scene should face discipline as well.
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