Saginaw Officer Shoots Armed Man During Welfare Check

Overview

• Police say officers sent for a welfare check found a man holding what appeared to be a rifle and that one officer fired after the man advanced toward them on Saturday.
• Saginaw and Fort Worth EMS personnel treated the man at the scene and transported him to a local hospital; authorities have not released his condition.
• The Texas Rangers opened an independent criminal probe that will be given to the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney and the Saginaw Police Department has launched a separate administrative review.
• Saginaw police said officers issued repeated verbal commands to try to de-escalate the encounter and described the investigations as early-stage with few public details available.
• Watch for investigators to decide whether to release body-camera footage, names or medical updates and for the district attorney to review the Rangers’ findings to determine any charges.