Former Police Officer Oliver Found Guilty By: Staff Reporter, Mariah Tso '21
Roy Oliver--a former police officer--was found guilty of murder on Tuesday August 28 for killing 15 year old boy, Jordan Edwards. Oliver is Caucasian and Jordan Edwards is African American. Edwards was in the passenger seat of the car, leaving a house party with some friends when former officer Oliver opened fire on the car shooting the 15 year old back in April 2017. When Edward got shot he was sitting in the passenger seat when Oliver opened fire onto the vehicle along with Edward's friends but only Edward's was shot in the head. Last week, Oliver testified that he decided to open fire because he felt his partner, Tyler Gross’s life was endangered. Gross told the court that he did not fear for his life or see a threat. In the afternoon, it was the second day of court, and the jury returned to a verdict of deliberations; however, former officer--Roy Oliver--was found not guilty on two other aggravated assault chargers, but still faces up to 5(possibly more) years, or life in prison for the murder of Jordan Edwards. When the verdict was read, Jordan’s family was hugging prosecutors. Jordan's father, Odell Edwards said he wanted to jump up and down as the judge read the verdict . He also said “He was very happy and that it's been a long year.” The video linked below is Jordan’s family rejoicing and former officer being guilty of murder. Sources:
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Albuquerque Awarded $75 Million By Staff Reporter, Mariah Tso '20
Albuquerque, New Mexico his been awarded $75 million dollars for ART (Albuquerque Rapid Transit). They have been awarded from the federal government. The $75 million is going to fund the Albuquerque Rapid Transit Project.The total cost for the whole project was about $130 million. For the people that do not know what the Albuquerque Rapid Transit project is, it's a bus transit line that serves the Central Avenue corridor in Albuquerque. The money is coming in two increments. The first one is coming or will be awarded before the end of September and its 50$ million and the second one is $25 million that will be awarded in the month of October. Also, the mayor Tim Keller of Albuquerque said, “The funding was no longer an issue,” but one problem is the battery life for the buses. Tim keller mayor of Albuquerque plans to build a charging station along the bus route to avoid the buses battery dying. If they did not get the money from the federal government they would of not been able to finish the project. The project is suppose to start sometime this winter. Back in December 14, 2017 the project was over budget. Now that they received funding, the project can finally begin.The project was originated with the light rail system, which is on central. Sources: |
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