# 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.
- Title: Saginaw officer shoots man during welfare check | Shortify
- Summary: 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…
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- Source: FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth — https://fox4news.com/news/man-hospitalized-after-being-shot-saginaw-police-officer-during-welfare-check
- Author: Amber Kite
- Published: 2026-09-13T00:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: police shooting, mental health, saginaw, texas rangers, tarrant county, news, local
## 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.
## Key takeaway

A call for help with a mental health crisis ended in gunfire, and the Texas Rangers now decide what that means.