Fired North Texas Officer Testifies At Murder Trial; Had No Choice But To Shoot Car
Roy Oliver told jurors that he decided to fire on the car when he saw it moving toward his partner, Officer Tyler Gross.
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Roy Oliver told jurors that he decided to fire on the car when he saw it moving toward his partner, Officer Tyler Gross.
Gov. Greg Abbott has announced additional funding for the Santa Fe, the community where a teenage gunman fatally shot eight students and two substitute teachers.
"I did not see any reason why Officer Oliver felt like he had a necessity to fire his weapon at all," said Philip Hayden, a noted expert in officer training for use of force scenario.
An employee opened fire at a Houston-area food distribution center early Monday, killing a company manager and wounding another worker, police said.
Teenagers who witnessed a police shooting that killed a high school freshman in Texas say there was no reason for the ex-officer to fire into the car carrying the victim and other teenagers.
An officer involved shooting in Dallas, near North Jim Miller Road, has left a policeman injured and one suspect dead.
Police are investigating after a homeowner shot and killed one of three armed intruders shortly after midnight.
Police have arrested a man who they say shot and killed another man after stealing his wallet and phone.
Dallas police are investigating a shooting at an apartment complex that left one man dead in the parking lot Sunday morning.
A man was shot and killed in south Dallas Friday evening, and police are searching for the gunman.
Galveston County prosecutors say Dimitrios Pagourtzis was indicted Thursday on charges stemming from the May 18 attack, including capital murder.
Driving past the Local Public House bar in Plano Wednesday, Tonnia Hawkins saw something that brought a smile to the grieving mother's face.
A teenager was shot and killed early Wednesday morning during a home invasion in east Fort Worth. Police have not said if this particular home was targeted.
A hip-hop promoter and producer from North Texas was killed Monday in a shooting on the San Francisco Bay Bridge.
Fort Worth police are investigating a shooting that killed a man in the Stop Six neighborhood.
A man was found dead and a 14-year-old girl was injured after a shooting at a Dallas apartment complex early Saturday morning.
The man accused of killing one of former President George H.W. Bush's doctors killed himself when confronted by authorities, police in Houston said Friday.
The Local Public House allegedly served a highly-intoxicated Spencer Hight and ignored threats of violence and the brandishing of weapons before he left to kill his estranged wife and others.
Houston police have released new surveillance video of a suspect in the killing of a cardiologist who once treated former President George H.W. Bush.
Two armed individuals walked up to a crowd gathered Saturday evening outside a strip mall in New Orleans and opened fire, killing three people and wounding seven more, the police chief said.
Harris County authorities say they're seeking at least three suspects for the shooting death of a good Samaritan who tried to save a 16-year-old neighbor from being robbed at gunpoint.
Police were trying to determine a motive Saturday after they said a man fatally shot four family members at two locations, including his father and stepmother inside a Texas nursing home before killing himself there too.
Police are investigating after a shooting at a motel in Fort Worth left one man dead Friday evening.
A Collin County grand jury has indicted 17-year-old Plano West Sr. High School student Matin Azizi-Yarand for charges related to an alleged terror plot targeting Stonebriar Mall in Frisco.
Six people were hurt in a drive-by shooting in South Dallas.
