Image copyright Dallas PD/Twitter Image caption A police officer in Dallas, Texas shot a man after walking into the incorrect apartment
A police officer within the US state of Texas has shot and killed a man in a flat after mistakenly considering she was once in her own unit, police say.
The unnamed Dallas officer entered the apartment after her shift on Thursday night time and confronted the sufferer, a 26-yr-vintage male.
Jean was handled on scene and brought to hospital, where he later died.
The officer has been placed on depart while the police and District Attorney’s Administrative Center investigate.
The victim was recognized as Botham Shem Jean by the Dallas County Medical Expert, native media reported on Friday morning.
The off-duty officer, who was nonetheless in uniform and not injured, called police to file the shooting.
The officers who replied supplied first help at the scene prior to Jean was taken to Baylor College Scientific Center and reported dead.
In a information conference on Friday morning, Dallas Police Sgt Warren Mitchell said that they had now not but interviewed the officer involved.
Sgt Mitchell did not comment on whether or not the officer had wrong Jean as an outsider whilst she shot him.
Police haven’t spoken to every other people at this time and didn’t say that there were any witnesses.
“We nonetheless have so much to do on this research,” he informed journalists, the Dallas Morning Information mentioned.
The Dallas Police Division and the District Attorney’s Workplace are carrying out a joint research.
