Supporters light candles during a vigil for 15-year-old Jordan Edwards in Balch Springs, Texas, Thursday, May 4, 2017. Edwards was killed leaving an unruly house party Saturday night when former police... (Associated Press) 
 
 Supporters light candles during a vigil for 15-year-old Jordan Edwards in Balch Springs, Texas, Thursday, May 4, 2017. Edwards was killed leaving an unruly house party Saturday night when former police officer Roy Oliver opened fired on the car Edwards was a passenger in. Oliver was fired Tuesday for... (Associated Press) 
 
 DALLAS (AP) — A white Texas police officer faces a murder charge in the shooting of a black teenager after being fired earlier in the week, authorities said. 
 
 Roy Oliver turned himself in Friday night, just hours after the Dallas County Sheriff's Office issued a warrant for his arrest in the April 29 death of 15-year-old Jordan Edwards. Oliver, a former officer in the Dallas suburb of Balch Springs, was later released after posting bail at the Parker County Jail in Weatherford, about 95 miles west of Dallas. His bond had been set at $300,000. 
 
 The sheriff's office said in a statement the warrant was issued based on evidence that suggested Oliver "intended to cause serious bodily injury and commit an act clearly dangerous to human life that caused the death." 
 
 Oliver fired a rifle at a car full of teenagers leaving a party, fatally shooting Edwards who was a passenger in the vehicle. The teen's death led to protests calling for Oliver to be fired and charged. On Tuesday, the same day that the officer was fired, news broke of the Justice Department's decision not to charge two white police officers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in the shooting death of a black man in 2016. And a white officer in North Charleston, South Carolina, pleaded guilty that day to federal civil rights charges in the fatal shooting of a black man in 2015. 
 
 Edwards and his two brothers and two other teenagers were leaving an unruly house party in Balch Springs when Oliver opened fire on their car with a rifle. The bullets shattered the front passenger-side window and struck Edwards. It took a few moments for Edwards' 16-year-old brother, who was driving, and other passengers to notice that he was slumped over in his seat. 
 
 Police had said the teenagers' car was backing up toward officers "in an aggressive manner," but later said body camera video showed the vehicle actually driving away from the officers. 
 
 The investigation into the shooting "will continue and does not conclude with the arrest," sheriff's spokeswoman Melinda Urbina said. 
 
 Attorneys for Oliver and the family of Edwards didn't respond to requests for comment. 
 
 Oliver's firing Tuesday was for violating department policies in the shooting. 
 
 Records show that Oliver was briefly suspended in 2013 following a complaint about his conduct while serving as a witness in a drunken-driving case. 
 
 Personnel records from the Balch Springs Police Department obtained by The Associated Press show Oliver was suspended for 16 hours in December 2013 after the Dallas County District Attorney's Office filed the complaint. Oliver also was ordered to take training courses in anger management and courtroom demeanor and testimony. 
 
 The personnel records also included periodic evaluations that noted at least one instance when Oliver was reprimanded for being "disrespectful to a civilian on a call." That evaluation, dated Jan. 27, 2017, called the reprimand an isolated incident and urged Oliver to be mindful of his leadership role in the department. 
 
 The complaint from the prosecutor's office said the office had a hard time getting Oliver to attend the trial, he was angry he had to be there, he used vulgar language that caused an assistant district attorney to send a female intern out of the room, and he used profanity during his testimony. 
 
 "In an email from one of the prosecutors he states you were a 'scary person to have in our workroom,'" then-Balch Springs Police Chief Ed Morris wrote in the suspension findings. 
 
 Oliver joined the Balch Springs department in 2011 after being an officer with the Dalworthington Gardens Police Department for almost a year. A statement from Dalworthington Gardens officials on Wednesday included details of that and previous intermittent employment as a dispatcher and public works employee between 1999 and 2004. 
 
 He received an award for "meritorious conduct" as a dispatcher and there were no documented complaints or disciplinary action in either his work as a public safety officer or dispatcher, according to the statement. Between his employment as a dispatcher and officer in the Dallas suburb, Oliver was in the U.S. Army, rising to the rank of sergeant while serving two tours in Iraq and earning various commendations. He served for two years in the Texas National Guard reserves through 2012. 
 
 After the Dallas County Attorney's Office complained about Oliver's behavior, Morris suspended the officer for 16 hours, which Oliver completed by forfeiting two sick days. 
 
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 Weissert reported from Austin. Associated Press writers Terry Wallace, Paul J. Weber in Austin and Juan A. Lozano in Houston contributed to this report. ||||| A fired Balch Springs police officer faces a murder charge in the fatal shooting of 15-year-old Jordan Edwards, the Dallas County Sheriff's Office says. (Published Saturday, May 6, 2017) 
 
 A fired Balch Springs police officer has been released on bond after he surrendered to authorities Friday to face a murder warrant in the shooting of 15-year-old Jordan Edwards. 
 
 Roy Oliver posted a $300,000 bond after he was booked at the Parker County Jail in Weatherford, about 95 miles west of Dallas. 
 
 Fired Balch Springs Police Officer Booked on Murder Charge 
 
 A fired Balch Springs police officer has been released on bond after he surrendered to authorities Friday to face a murder warrant in the shooting of 15-year-old Jordan Edwards. (Published Friday, May 5, 2017) 
 
 "I was elated," said Edwards family attorney, Jasmin Crockett. "We've seen this play out so many times in so many cities across America. So in less than a week, we have an officer that got fired, we have an officer that has an arrest warrant." 
 
 Lee Merritt, another attorney for the Edwards family, said the family has now filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Oliver, the Balch Springs Police Department and the city of Balch Springs. 
 
 On Saturday, Jordan Edwards mother Shaunkeyia Stephens released a statement. 
 
 
 
 Now the hard work of justice begins to ensure Mr. Oliver is held responsible for his horrific act of violence against my son.Shaunkeyia Stephens, Jordan Edwards mother 
 
 
 
 "I was driving home. It was on the radio," said Balch Springs Police Chief Jonathan Haber, explaining how he heard the news. "This is a horrific tragedy we know that the Edwards family is grieving. We're in a lot of pain over here, too." 
 
 The chief said he didn't get a heads-up on the arrest warrant because he asked for an independent, transparent investigation, and that's how it's supposed to work. 
 
 The shooting occurred around 11 p.m. last Saturday as officers responded to a 911 call reporting intoxicated teens walking around in the 12300 block of Baron Drive. 
 
 Balch Springs police originally said the vehicle in which Edwards was riding backed up toward officers "in an aggressive manner." But Chief Haber said Monday that police video shows the vehicle was instead "moving forward as the officers approached." 
 
 Haber wouldn't release the police video or describe it in detail other than to acknowledge he erred in describing the encounter, but he said he was troubled by what he saw. 
 
 "It did not meet our core values. We have a certain set of values, and it did not meet our values," Haber added. 
 
 Oliver was later fired from the police department. 
 
 Investigators say evidence suggests Oliver "intended to cause serious bodily injury and commit an act clearly dangerous to human life that caused the death of an individual," according to the warrant. 
 
 "If there's something to learn, let's learn it, but let's not learn it as individuals," Haber said. "Let's learn as a group and push that message out together." 
 
 The Dallas County Sheriff's Office said Friday that its investigation into Edwards' death will continue. ||||| Officer Roy Oliver was terminated Tuesday for violating department policies during the Saturday night shooting that killed the teen as he rode in the front seat of a vehicle that was leaving a house party. (Published Wednesday, May 3, 2017) 
 
 The Balch Springs Police Department has fired the officer who shot and killed 15-year-old Jordan Edwards; the boy's family wants to see the officer next charged with murder. 
 
 
 
 Balch Springs Police Officer Roy Oliver was terminated Tuesday for violating department policies in a shooting that killed Edwards as he rode in the front seat of a vehicle pulling away from a house party Saturday night. 
 
 Police originally said the vehicle was reversing "in an aggressive manner" toward officers, but later said that body-camera video taken at the scene proved the vehicle was actually driving away. 
 
 Lee Merritt, an attorney for Edwards' family, said the officer shot him with a rifle through the front passenger side window. Merritt said Edwards' family is pleased with the swift manner in which Balch Springs Police Chief Jonathan Haber has acted, but know that it is just one step in a long process. 
 
 Balch Springs PD Fires Officer Involved in Deadly Shooting 
 
 The Balch Springs Police Department has fired the officer who shot and killed 15-year-old Jordan Edwards. (Published Tuesday, May 2, 2017) 
 
 The family is hoping Oliver is charged with murder, Merritt said, even though they know the Dallas County Sheriff's Office investigation could take months. The case will then be handed over to the Dallas County District Attorney's office. 
 
 "The family is in it for the long haul," Merritt said. "They know – we all know – that a crime took place, and we all want to see just punishment for that crime." 
 
 Days removed from the death, many residents said the loss still stings. 
 
 "It hurts my heart because I have a grandson that's 13," Pat Owens-Burton said. "Hurts my heart real bad." 
 
 As community members struggle to understand what happened, local activists want answers as well. 
 
 "The spotlight's on them and it shouldn't be just on the police officers," said the Rev. Ronald Wright. "It should be on the District Attorney's office. That's who the spotlight needs to be on." 
 
 Community Members Seek Answers After Police Shooting 
 
 The fatal shooting of a 15-year-old by a Balch Springs police officer has sent the community reeling and in search of answers. 
 
 (Published Tuesday, May 2, 2017) 
 
 Wright wants to see the Dallas County District Attorney's Office move forward with prosecution of the officer. 
 
 "We have to start holding these officers accountable when they make bad choices," Wright said. 
 
 Some in the community are calling for a state or federal investigation. 
 
 "We shouldn't have to have an out-of-town marshal come in," Wright said. "This is a cut and dry case." 
 
 Merritt's law office released a statement Tuesday on behalf of Edwards' family: 
 
 "We are grateful the decision has been made to terminate the officer responsible for Jordan’s murder. Over the past 24 hours Chief Haber has made commendable strides toward justice. However, there remains a long road ahead. We anxiously await this officer’s identification and arrest for the crime of murder. The magnitude of his horrible actions cannot be overstated. We fully expect an equivalent response from those responsible for investigating and punishing the crime. We also know that although his actions were the most wicked and consequential, he was not the only officer responsible for dreadful behavior that evening. After Jordan’s two brothers, Vidal and Kevon, along with their two friends, were forced to experience this tragedy up close as occupants of the car, they were immediately treated as common criminals by other officers; manhandled, intimidated and arrested, while their brother lay dying in the front seat. The officers who extended this nightmare for those children ought to be properly reprimanded as well. Our family is working hard to deal with both the loss of our beloved Jordan and the lingering trauma it has caused our boys." 
 
 Attorneys for Family of Teen Killed in Balch Springs Speak Out
– Roy Oliver, the former Texas police officer who fatally shot 15-year-old Jordan Edwards last Saturday night, turned himself in hours after an arrest warrant was issued Friday. Oliver, who was fired from the force in the Dallas suburb of of Balch Springs on Tuesday, was freed Friday night after posting $300,000 bail at the Parker County Jail, the AP reports. According to the arrest warrant, the officer, who is charged with murder, fired a rifle into a car full of teenagers leaving a rowdy party. The teenager's family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the officer, the city, and the Balch Spring Police Department. Their lawyers say they are glad to see swift action taken against a white officer who shot a black youth. "I was elated," Edwards family attorney Jasmin Crockett tells NBC 5. "We've seen this play out so many times in so many cities across America. So in less than a week, we have an officer that got fired, we have an officer that has an arrest warrant." Oliver, an Iraq vet who had been with the Balch Springs force since 2011, was involved in another gun incident just two weeks before the Edwards shooting, reports the Dallas Morning News. Monique Arrendondo, 26, says the officer, in plain clothes and off-duty, drew his gun and demanded ID after his truck was rear-ended. "As soon as I put my gear into park, he was already out of his truck, and he was at my window," she says. "He pulled out his gun on me."