Taylor was unarmed, police have said. “Decisions were made that created an environment of cascading consequences and an unrecoverable outcome”. A decision about whether Miller’s actions were criminal though, he says, will be up to the district attorney.
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Johnson cited several examples of poor judgment in the incident as reasons for Officer Brad Miller’s termination.
Taylor said his family has been sorely tested by the tragedy, which is all the more cruel because Adrian is himself a community activist.
It is uncommon for a police officer in the US to be dismissed so quickly after a shooting involving the police. However he stated there was no bodily between the officer and Taylor earlier than Taylor was shot. The officer noticed that Taylor had a “bulge” in tone of his pockets, which turned out to be a wallet and cell phone. Instead, Taylor held up a set of keys and said he was going to steal a auto, police said.
Miller’s field training officer, who had followed Miller into the showroom, drew his own Taser.
Police say that man, 19-year-old Christian Taylor, would ram a vehicle into the showroom of the Classic Buick GMC dealership. Johnson said it was a reasonable assumption on the officer’s part. But Miller spotted the broken glass that Taylor had driven through and went inside.
“Although the investigation is not over, my hope is that the information shared today can assist in the healing process”, the police chief said, according to the Associated Press.
On Tuesday evening, Adrian Taylor said seeing Miller behind bars wouldn’t make him feel better. Wiggins will not be disciplined in the case, Johnson told reporters.
Since Miller was still in field training at the time of the shooting, he can not appeal the firing.
“That’s what I do”, Taylor said of his non-profit work.
Although Taylor – a student at Angelo State University in West Texas – failed to heed Mr Miller’s orders, Chief Johnson said that there was no physical contact between the officer and Taylor.
When Taylor was about 10 feet away, Miller fired.
Police have said that when officers arrived, Taylor was roaming inside the showroom. Dale Wiggins, who had entered the building after Miller and was standing nearby. He had been seen on surveillance footage wearing sunglasses and jumping on top of a auto in the parking lot.
Police had said that Mr. Taylor was shot about 1 a.m. Friday as he tried to flee from officers who had been dispatched to the Arlington dealership after reports of a suspected burglary.
Brad Miller, who was fired from the Arlington Police force on Tuesday. At least two bullets struck Taylor, killing him. He has been placed on paid administrative leave.
Miller, 49, joined the Arlington police force in September.
Miller could still face criminal charges.
“He got what he deserved. I mean, we just want to know what happened inside”.
“He was like my best friend”, she said of Taylor. “If the man deserves to be fired, he deserves to be fired”. Taylor’s family did not immediately respond to a request for comment from news agencies.
Taylor was a Mansfield Summit High graduate and was about to begin his sophomore year at Angelo State University.
Dominique Alexander was one of the organizers of the demonstration.
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“Shore everything up and be transparent about where they’re lacking and what needs to be fixed”, she said.
