Arlington Texas Cop Fired After Fatal Shooting of Unarmed Man

By Bob Owens

The probationary officer who shot and killed a college football player who was advancing upon him during a car dealership burglary has been fired in Arlington, Texas.

19-year-old Christian Taylor, a football player at Angelo State University, attacked vehicles in a car dealership parking lot before crashing one through the showroom window of Classic Buick GMC. A security company dispatcher made the 911 call that led police to the scene.

Once 49-year-old rookie officer Brad Miller and his supervisor arrived, the following allegedly occurred:

Called to the scene of a suspected burglary early Friday morning, Arlington officer Brad Miller, 49, pursued 19-year-old Christian Taylor through the broken glass doors of a car dealership showroom without telling his supervising officer, Johnson said.

Miller ordered Taylor, 19, to get to the ground. Instead, Taylor cursed at the officer and advanced toward him, Johnson said.

When Taylor was about 10 feet away, Miller fired.

Taylor continued moving, so Miller’s training officer, Cpl. Dale Wiggins, shot Taylor with a Taser.

Miller then fired three more times. At least two bullets struck Taylor, killing him.

Johnson said the interaction between Miller and Taylor lasted only seconds.

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Source:: Bearing Arms