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Frisco Police Fatally Shoot 31-Year-Old During Welfare Check as Texas Rangers Launch Probe

An external Texas Rangers investigation is underway at the department's request.

Overview

  • Officers responded around 9:50 a.m. Thursday to a welfare concern in the 8000 block of McKinney Road.
  • Police were told the individual was armed with a knife and had already harmed himself before officers arrived.
  • A 31-year-old man was located in a wooded area on the north side of Frisco Commons Park.
  • Officers say they issued verbal commands and used a less-lethal option before firing when the man advanced with a knife.
  • Life-saving measures were provided and the man was transported by Frisco fire medics to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.