Texas Officer's 15-Year Sentence for Shooting Unarmed Black Teen Was Too Lenient, Victim's Family Says - TIME

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Texas Officer's 15-Year Sentence for Shooting Unarmed Black Teen Was Too Lenient, Victim's Family Says TIME (DALLAS) — A Texas jury gave a white former police officer too lenient of a punishment when sentencing him to 15 years for the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager who was in a car leaving a house party, the victim's family members said. Policeman Roy Oliver jailed for 15 years in Dallas over gun murder of unarmed black teenEvening Standard Texas Officer Who Fatally Shot Black Teen Is Sentenced To 15 Years In PrisonNPR The Latest: Advocates criticize 15-year sentence for ex-copFort Worth Star Telegram Reuters -CNN -Dallas Morning News all 549 news articles »

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