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Teen Shot Dead By Police As His Car Was Driving Away, Chief Says

Jordan Edwards, 15, was killed in a Dallas suburb Saturday. Now, the local police chief says body-cam footage contradicts his earlier statement that the car was driving "in an aggressive manner."
Jordan Edwards, as seen in an undated family photo provided by attorney S. Lee Merritt.

Jordan Edwards, a high school freshman, was leaving a house party in a Dallas suburb late Saturday night with several friends when police officers arrived outside. The officers were investigating a complaint about noisy

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