Texas Police Change Story On The Lead-up To The Death Of Unarmed 15-year-old

A Texas police chief has changed his interpretation of events that led to the death of an unarmed 15-year-old boy who was shot by a police officer over the weekend, The New York Times reports. The police department of Balch Springs, Texas, originally argued Sunday that the boy, Jordan Edwards, was fired upon because he was the passenger in a car that was reversing toward an officer in an "aggressive manner." On Monday, police chief Jonathan Haber said that the car was actually "moving forward as the officers approached." "It did not meet our core values," Haber added. Edwards was an honor student and freshman at Mesquite High School.

 

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