Off-duty officer didn't know man he exchanged gunfire with at Plano 7-Eleven
PLANO, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) - The Plano Police Department has released more information about an officer involved shooting at a 7-Eleven on May 4.
It happened at the convenience store in the 3600 block of 14th Street.
Police said and an off-duty officer, following an annual training class, stopped at the store where he had a verbal altercation with a man inside, later identified as Steven Ray Jordan, 33. Jordan then exited store, went to his car and allegedly retrieved a handgun. The officer, upon exiting the store, saw that Jordan had a gun. Police said both men then exchanged gunfire.
Arriving officers recognized the off-duty officer, who then secured his gun. They arrested Jordan.
Another man was detained as a person of interest during the initial investigation. But he was later released and continues to be a witness to this incident.
The off-duty officer was placed on administrative leave per policy. There are no indications that the off-duty officer and the man who was arrested have had any previous interactions, police said.
Police said Jordan was charged with aggravated assault against a public servant.
He's currently being held in the Collin County Detention Center in McKinney.
