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Man dead after officer involved shooting in Ft. Worth - Dallas News | myFOXdfw.com
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.
"Officers were dispatched to a residential burglar alarm call and for reasons we don't know right now the officers ended up at the house across the street," said Cpl. Tracey Knight with the Fort Worth Police Dept.
Waller was pronounced dead at the scene, shot and killed in his own garage.
His house overlooks the golf course and K.C. Wright's house.
"We heard just 5 shots sounded like bam, bam not one shot then a return just 5 immediate shots," said Wright.
At first light Wright took pictures from his backyard. They show police investigators in Waller's garage with his body laying face down.
We can tell you Waller was only wearing pants, no shirts or shoes.
Wright said he's ready to share the pictures with police hoping it can bring some answers.
"A tragedy of errors that has happened here and we want to find out what happened," said Wright.
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. "They're just a nice retired, couple who worked in their yard had family and grandkids over very wonderful neighbors that anybody would love to have."
The officers have been placed on administrative leave while the incident is being investigated.
Man dead after officer involved shooting in Ft. Worth - Dallas News | myFOXdfw.com
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.
"Officers were dispatched to a residential burglar alarm call and for reasons we don't know right now the officers ended up at the house across the street," said Cpl. Tracey Knight with the Fort Worth Police Dept.
Waller was pronounced dead at the scene, shot and killed in his own garage.
His house overlooks the golf course and K.C. Wright's house.
"We heard just 5 shots sounded like bam, bam not one shot then a return just 5 immediate shots," said Wright.
At first light Wright took pictures from his backyard. They show police investigators in Waller's garage with his body laying face down.
We can tell you Waller was only wearing pants, no shirts or shoes.
Wright said he's ready to share the pictures with police hoping it can bring some answers.
"A tragedy of errors that has happened here and we want to find out what happened," said Wright.
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. "They're just a nice retired, couple who worked in their yard had family and grandkids over very wonderful neighbors that anybody would love to have."
The officers have been placed on administrative leave while the incident is being investigated.