(CNN)An unarmed college football player who was fatally shot by an officer in Texas did not comply with initial calls to surrender, authorities said.
The officer involved was in the last stages of his field training when he shot Christian Taylor, 19, multiple times at a car dealership in Arlington, Police Chief Will Johnson said.
security company called 911 about 1 a.m. Friday after Taylor allegedly drove his SUV through the front window of the dealership showroom, Johnson said.
The company monitored Taylor on surveillance cameras and reported a possible burglary in progress.
When officers arrived, Taylor was inside. They yelled at him from the other side of the glass to get on the ground but he ran away and tried to open a locked glass door, Johnson said.
Brad Miller, 49, and his training officer, a 19-year veteran, went inside to arrest Taylor. There was a confrontation in which Miller fired four times and the other officer used a Taser, the chief said.
The sequence of events and gunshots is unclear. Miller was not injured and has not been interviewed, but it is standard procedure to wait a few days before questioning an officer involved in a deadly shooting, the chief said.
Miller, who graduated from the police academy in March, is on routine administrative leave as authorities investigate the shooting. The officer was nearing the end of 16 weeks of field training, Johnson said.
Arlington police officials have invited the FBI to participate in the investigation and review the police department’s own investigation and findings.
“The facts available today do not answer all questions or alleviate all concerns,” Johnson said.
Surveillance video, police radio traffic and 911 calls will be released in about 10 days after all officers involved have talked to investigators, the chief said.
Taylor was black and Miller is white.
The deadly shooting came almost one year to the day after the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, led to protests nationwide and discussions about race and police shootings.
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Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager who was shot to death by a white police officer. The city erupted into violent protests. I’m sick Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager who was shot to death by a white police officer. The city erupted into violent protests. I’m sick of the media making like he is a poor little misguided teen/boy. The store video showed he was a bully over 6 feet tall that stole from a store and shoved the store clerk to the ground threatening him. If this guy attacked any normal thinking human being, they would be afraid for their life. A gun is not the only thing deadly. Bare hands from a giant of a guy such as this is just as deadly. That is why the officer was not indited. Color has nothing to do with this incident. It seems the public thinks you have to have a gun before deadly force may be used. WRONG. The problem is people of color seem to think they can do anything to officers and have no respect for fellow man, and especially people of authority. COME ON..Parents should have raised these kids to be better than that. ARLINGTON TX. Same thing. Criminality seems to be ok with Blacks today.What kid would go and spend a lengthy time trying to break into a car, and than drive his own through a locked gate, and than into a dealership I guess to find keys. OUT OF HIS MIND. OBEY the LAW and you want be confronted by the police. THEIR IS YOUR PROBLEM.
I can appreciate several of your comments and in fact we wrote a commentary encouraging parents, church leaders and community leaders to take responsibility for what we teach our children regarding respecting authority in understanding their right to remain silent.
However, your statement that blacks accept criminality today is appalling and shows your level of intelligence.
Also, might I add that if white teens did not flock to hip hop and the thug mentality you are alluding to for entertainment purposes —- it would not have nearly the level of influence it does on ALL communities.