From FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth · Amber Kite · · 1m 20s
Saginaw officer shoots man during welfare check
A mental health call in a North Texas suburb ended with a man shot inside his own home.
In brief
A mental health call in a North Texas suburb ended with a man shot inside his own home. A call for help with a mental health crisis ended in gunfire, and the Texas Rangers now decide what that means. Originally reported by FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth.
A call for help
At 11:26 a.m. Saturday, dispatchers sent Saginaw police to the 300 block of Asbury Drive. A man was in a mental health crisis and had tried to harm himself.
A rifle inside the house
Officers arrived to find the man armed inside the home, holding what appeared to be a rifle.
“officers found an armed man inside the home holding what appeared to be a rifle”
Words first, then a shot
Police say officers tried verbal commands to calm the situation. The man advanced on them with the weapon, and one officer fired his handgun.
“the man advanced on them with the weapon”
Aid at the scene
Saginaw Fire and Fort Worth Fire Department EMS treated him where he fell. He was taken to a local hospital, and his condition has not been released.
Rangers take the case
The Texas Rangers are running an independent investigation. Their findings go to the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney's Office.
A second review inside
Saginaw police are running a parallel administrative investigation into their own policies and procedures. Authorities asked for patience while both are early.
The main idea
A call for help with a mental health crisis ended in gunfire, and the Texas Rangers now decide what that means.
