A traffic stop turned into a deadly officer-involved shooting in Arlington on Saturday, when the driver of an SUV pulled away from an officer who had his left arm in the window of the SUV, police said.
The driver was fatally shot by the officer, police said. The driver was identified as Oshae Terry, 24, of Forest Hill, according to the Tarrant County medical examiner's office.
The officer was treated at the scene but OK, police said.
The incident started Saturday afternoon around 1:45 pm near the intersection of South Bowen Road and California Lane.
An officer pulled over an SUV, and a backup officer arrived shortly afterward. While the initial officer checked the SUV's registration, the backup officer stayed by the SUV in the 2400 block of California Lane and talked for several minutes with the people inside the vehicle, police said.
APD says the driver, without warning, then rolled up the windows and started the vehicle. Lt. Christopher Cook says the officer then reached inside the passenger side window with his left arm.
"He’s giving them loud verbal commands to not do that, to stop,” Cook said.
Cook says the officer then grabbed his gun with his right hand and shot at the SUV several times, striking the driver as the vehicle was moving.
"At some point, the officer fell off of the SUV," Cook said.
The SUV continued eastbound before coming to a stop in the roadway near 2200 California Lane.
The driver was taken to a hospital and died, police said. The passenger was detained at the scene but later released pending further investigation.
The officer was treated at the scene and later transported to a hospital but is expected to be okay.
Investigators will be reviewing body camera footage of the shooting, Cook said. Arlington Police added dash camera footage and evidence at the scene will be analyzed to help determine the exact sequence of events leading up to and during the shooting.
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