Fort Worth police released video of an officer-involved shooting that happened last week. It’s just one of three police shootings that have happened in the city so far this year.
Sgt. Leah Waggoner said the department is releasing video and details of the case in an effort to be transparent."I know that we’ve had multiple incidents happen over the last couple of weeks. It’s been a very tough time for all of us. And we know that the community wants answers, and that’s what we intend to do," she said.This shooting happened last Thursday as many people in North Texas were dealing with the snow and ice.Sgt.
While they were talking to her, the officers heard several gunshots coming from inside the house.Video from three different angles shows officers ordering Leverett to come out of the house and show his hands. There is an exchange of gunfire when he comes outside.The video doesn’t clearly show Leverett pointing his weapon at the police, but it does show the handgun in the snow afterward.Fort Worth police officers have been involved in three shootings so far this year.In addition to the Jan.
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