Dallas Officer Fired over Shooting of Mentally Ill Man
Incident had been caught on tape
he police officer who shot a mentally ill man in a disputed incident caught on tape has been fired and charged with felony aggravated assault, police said Thursday.
Police Chief David Brown apologized for the actions of the officer, who had been on administrative leave following the Oct. 14 shooting.
"Officers are not above the law," Brown said at a news conference. "We as a police department are not going to look the other way."
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"Officers are not above the law"..."That's why we're not going to incarcerate him, then we'll fire him and find this officer employment at another police department."