Overview
- Officers went to William Michael Burns’ Carrollton home after LA Fitness staff reported he took inappropriate photos and requested a criminal trespass warning.
- Police say they identified themselves at the door, saw movement inside, and Burns later exited holding a handgun.
- According to the department, officers ordered him to drop the weapon and fired after he pointed the gun at them.
- Officers provided medical aid and paramedics pronounced Burns dead at the scene, and no officers were injured.
- Burns’ niece told FOX 4 he was completely deaf without hearing aids, a detail not in the police account and not independently verified.