Grand Prairie Officer Shoots Man Outside Hotel
Grand Prairie Officer Shoots Man Outside Hotel
Plain Clothes Officer Says Man Tried To Steal Wallet
GRAND PRAIRIE (AP) _
A man was shot and killed after robbing and getting into a gun battle with a man who turned out to be a plainclothes detective, authorities said.
The Grand Prairie detective, whose name was not released, had finished an undercover operation involving businesses selling alcohol to minors Thursday at about 11:20 p.m.
An armed man identified as Stephen T. Richards, 22, of Beaumont, approached the officer, unaware of who he was, said detective John Brimmer. Richards ordered him to place his wallet on top of the car and to lie face down on the seat, Brimmer said.
After the officer was able to grab his own gun and get out of the car, shots were exchanged between the two men, and Richards kept shooting as the detective chased him into a nearby motel breezeway, Brimmer said.
Although the detective ordered Richards to stop and drop his weapon, saying he was a police officer, the suspect ran toward a parked sport utility vehicle as the gunfire continued, Brimmer said. Then Richards ran around the corner of a building and confronted the detective, who fatally shot him.
Brimmer said police later found the detective's wallet in Richards' pocket.
A woman had driven Richards to the hotel in the SUV but fled during the gun battle and called police. It's unclear if the woman faces any charges. The SUV was reported stolen from Beaumont.
The officer will be placed on paid leave, but it does not appear that he violated any laws or department rules, Brimmer said.
It was the second police shooting in as many days in North Texas.
After Fort Worth police responded to a call about an apparent suicidal man Wednesday, Officer T.S. O'Brien fatally shot Clarence McNeill, 68, after he raised his gun, said Lt. Dan Draper. As officers went toward the porch to check on McNeill, another officer shot a dog that lunged at them, but the dog survived and was taken to an emergency veterinary clinic, Draper said.
The initial investigation shows that the shooting appeared justified, said Fort Worth police Lt. Paul Henderson.
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Plain Clothes Officer Says Man Tried To Steal Wallet
GRAND PRAIRIE (AP) _
A man was shot and killed after robbing and getting into a gun battle with a man who turned out to be a plainclothes detective, authorities said.
The Grand Prairie detective, whose name was not released, had finished an undercover operation involving businesses selling alcohol to minors Thursday at about 11:20 p.m.
An armed man identified as Stephen T. Richards, 22, of Beaumont, approached the officer, unaware of who he was, said detective John Brimmer. Richards ordered him to place his wallet on top of the car and to lie face down on the seat, Brimmer said.
After the officer was able to grab his own gun and get out of the car, shots were exchanged between the two men, and Richards kept shooting as the detective chased him into a nearby motel breezeway, Brimmer said.
Although the detective ordered Richards to stop and drop his weapon, saying he was a police officer, the suspect ran toward a parked sport utility vehicle as the gunfire continued, Brimmer said. Then Richards ran around the corner of a building and confronted the detective, who fatally shot him.
Brimmer said police later found the detective's wallet in Richards' pocket.
A woman had driven Richards to the hotel in the SUV but fled during the gun battle and called police. It's unclear if the woman faces any charges. The SUV was reported stolen from Beaumont.
The officer will be placed on paid leave, but it does not appear that he violated any laws or department rules, Brimmer said.
It was the second police shooting in as many days in North Texas.
After Fort Worth police responded to a call about an apparent suicidal man Wednesday, Officer T.S. O'Brien fatally shot Clarence McNeill, 68, after he raised his gun, said Lt. Dan Draper. As officers went toward the porch to check on McNeill, another officer shot a dog that lunged at them, but the dog survived and was taken to an emergency veterinary clinic, Draper said.
The initial investigation shows that the shooting appeared justified, said Fort Worth police Lt. Paul Henderson.
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love a happy ending 0 -
Looks like the robber chose the wrong victim.
Good job by the detective.0 -
B E A U T I F U L !!!! 0 -
one less scum bag in the world! should be more of it![:D][:D][:D] 0 -
Its always nice when the remove themselves from the population. 0 -
Put him in a big Hefty bay and pitch him out with the rest of the trash.
Really hard to feel sorry for a gun wielding thief.0 -
It's too bad the detective had to kill someone, but you have to be glad it happened. 0 -
Sounds like a good shoot to me. Wonder what kind of gun the detective had 0 -
From the report, sounds justified.
The gene pool is a little cleaner.0 -
Good shooting detective! A running target, in the dark, I am impressed! 0 -
quote:Originally posted by PATBUZZARD
Sounds like a good shoot to me. Wonder what kind of gun the detective had
I don't know what he had, but we can rule out what he didn't have.
Couldn't have been a 9mm because you can't kill anybody with a 9mm. .40S&W either, because it's no different from the 9.
It wasn't a .45 because they're so innacurate, he never would have hit the assailant. Plus, people only collect 1911s now. Nobody ever uses them.
.32 H&R, .357, .41, other revolver loads, of course not because revolvers are "old fashioned."
It was probably a "Saturday Night Special" or a "throwaway gun" because those things kill lots of people.
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