Dallas Police Officer Shoots His Own Son After Allegedly Mistaking Him for an Intruder

By artappraiser on Mon, 10/28/2019 - 3:13pm |

By Colin Kalmbacher @ LawandCrime.com, Oct. 27

An off-duty Dallas Police Department officer shot his own son just outside of their home on Saturday evening after mistaking him for an intruder, according to the DeSoto Police Department.

According to local NBC affiliate KXAS, the victim is an adult male in his 20s who was taken to a local hospital where he was treated for a gunshot wound to his right forearm. The man’s injury was not considered to be life-threatening, police told the outlet.

The off-duty officer personally contacted authorities after he shot his son. No arrests were made after the shooting because the incident is currently being treated as an accident [....]

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