Overview
- River Oaks officers responded to a call about a person contemplating suicide on the 900 block of Yale Street and encountered an adult man shortly before 9:30 p.m. on Monday night.
- Police say the man went inside, retrieved a handgun, returned to the front yard, did not follow verbal commands and aimed the weapon at the two officers, who then fired and struck him.
- Officers secured the scene and provided emergency medical aid until River Oaks Fire Department paramedics arrived; the man was pronounced dead at the scene and his identity is being withheld pending family notification.
- The Texas Rangers and the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office Officer Involved Shooting Team have been notified to conduct independent investigations and River Oaks PD has opened an internal administrative review; both officers are on standard paid administrative leave.
- Authorities are asking the public for any information or video of the encounter by contacting the River Oaks Police Department Criminal Investigations Division, and the case highlights recurring questions about police responses to mental-health and welfare checks in Texas.