The police chief in Balch Springs admitted Monday that a car full of teens was driving away from police when an officer armed with a rifle fatally shot a 15-year-old boy in the head.
After reviewing body-cam footage, Police Chief Jonathan Haber reversed his initial account about Saturday’s deadly confrontation, saying the teen behind the wheel Saturday night at first backed down the street but was fleeing the scene when the officer opened fire.
Jordan, a freshman at Mesquite High School, was leaving the party over the weekend when the officer shot him through the passenger’s side window.
The medical examiner’s office said Jordan was killed with a rifle and also ruled his death a homicide, though that doesn’t necessarily mean charges will be filed.
The Dallas County Sheriff’s Department and the district attorney’s public-integrity unit are investigating the shooting.
Attorney Lee Merritt, who represents Jordan’s family, said Jordan and four other teens heard gunshots and decided to get in a car and leave the party. He said the teens heard someone cursing and then three shots were fired into the car.
The officer, who has not been named, has been placed on administrative leave. No officers were injured.
