Apparently he wasn’t turning his life around and going to be drafted by the NFL. Update to this story.
Via CSM
The FBI will not participate in the investigation into the death of an unarmed, black Texas teenager, who was fatally shot by a white police officer on Friday – at least, not at this point – according to Allison Mahan, a spokeswoman with the FBI’s Dallas office.
Christian Taylor, 19, was fatally shot after police responded to a burglary call at a vehicle dealership in the Dallas suburb of Arlington.
The Arlington Police Department say they are currently investigating Mr. Taylor’s death as a possible criminal case and will determine whether department rules were broken.
Police Chief Will Johnson, acknowledged the fatal shooting amid falling public confidence in police across the nation following video evidence of officers using excessive force. “It has occurred,” Chief Johnson said, “as our nation has been wrestling with the topics of social injustice, inequities, racism, and police misconduct.”
According to reports, Johnson promised a “vigorous, thorough and transparent” investigation into the shooting.
Johnson invited the outside scrutiny of the FBI, but the FBI declined to join the investigation at this point.
“The Dallas FBI has full confidence in the ability of the Arlington Police Department and Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office to conduct a thorough investigation of this matter,” said Ms. Mahan, in a statement to an NBC Dallas-Fort Worth affiliate. “If in the course of the investigation, information comes to light of a potential federal civil rights violation, the FBI is prepared to investigate.”