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Man dead after officer involved shooting in Ft. Worth
May 28, 2013 5:12 p.m.
A man is dead after being shot by Ft. Worth police in an overnight incident in a residential area.
Two officers responded to a residential burglar alarm call shortly before 1 a.m. on Tuesday in the 400 block of Havenwood Lane North and came upon a man with a handgun.
In a statement, police say the officers feared for their safety and shot Jerry Waller, 72. Police have not said whether or not Waller pointed his gun at the officers.
Waller was pronounced dead at the scene, shot and killed in his own garage.
Neighbor Becky Haskin, an ex-Ft. Worth council member, says there was no burglar and that a friend accidentally tripped her house alarm.
"The neighbor across the street walked out with a gun doing what neighbors do - checking on each other," said Haskin.
The officers have been placed on administrative leave while the incident is being investigated.
Man dead after officer involved shooting in Ft. Worth
May 28, 2013 5:12 p.m.
A man is dead after being shot by Ft. Worth police in an overnight incident in a residential area.
Two officers responded to a residential burglar alarm call shortly before 1 a.m. on Tuesday in the 400 block of Havenwood Lane North and came upon a man with a handgun.
In a statement, police say the officers feared for their safety and shot Jerry Waller, 72. Police have not said whether or not Waller pointed his gun at the officers.
Waller was pronounced dead at the scene, shot and killed in his own garage.
Neighbor Becky Haskin, an ex-Ft. Worth council member, says there was no burglar and that a friend accidentally tripped her house alarm.
"The neighbor across the street walked out with a gun doing what neighbors do - checking on each other," said Haskin.
The officers have been placed on administrative leave while the incident is being investigated.
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