Weatherford police, with the assistance of Texas Rangers, are investigating a shooting involving an off-duty officer. A car with bullet holes in the front windshield was towed away from the scene.
The Texas Department of Public Safety said that at about 1 p.m. Sunday, Weatherford police officers were called to a business in the 2500 block of East I-20 that was being burglarized, and the business owner had stopped the burglary.
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According to the Arlington Police Department, the situation involved an off-duty Arlington police officer. The department said the officer was not injured and, per their policies, has been placed on administrative leave.
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SIGN UP Crime scene tape could be seen from the frontage road of the highway, draped around the outside of at a warehouse as law enforcement from Weatherford police, the Texas Rangers and Texas Department of Public Safety, and Arlington police conducted their investigation.
Authorities investigate off-duty officer involved in shooting at warehouse in Weatherford
Investigators spent most of the time behind the warehouse, where there are several trailers parked.
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During the investigation, a tow truck could be seen hauling off a small SUV that had three bullet holes in the front windshield on the driver's side. Texas DPS would not comment on the bullet-riddled car.
Texas DPS said the investigation is ongoing, but there is no danger to the public.
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