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White US cop guilty of murder in death of black teen

Roy Oliver had fired five bullets into a car full of teens last year, killing Jordan Edwards while responding to a call of underage drinking at a party in a Dallas suburb

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A Texas jury has found a white police officer guilty of murder for the shooting death of a 15-year-old African American boy -- a rare conviction result in a high-profile police shooting case. Roy Oliver had fired five bullets into a car full of teens last year, killing Jordan Edwards while responding to a call of underage drinking at a party in a Dallas suburb.

The unarmed Edwards and four others were leaving the party after hearing gunfire, which had come from another nearby location. Oliver fired a rifle into the car, hitting the teen in the head. The trial jury also found the officer, who was reportedly fired from his job, not guilty of two aggravated assault charges.

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