The Killeen City Council will hear a briefing in closed session at its workshop meeting Tuesday about a fatal officer-involved shooting.
Killeen Mayor Jose Segarra confirmed Monday that Killeen Police Department Chief Charles Kimble is set to brief the council about the fatal shooting of Patrick Warren Sr., 52, who was shot and killed outside his home at about 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 10 in the 1600 block of Carrollton Avenue.
Police said they were called to the residence in reference to a psychiatric call. Officer Reynaldo Contreras, a five-year KPD veteran, is the officer who responded and remains on administrative leave due to the incident. A video released by Warrenâs family and attorney shows Warren confronting the officer, who fired at least three shots at Warren.
Killeen police released body camera footage Tuesday of a local man who was shot and killed by a police officer during a mental health call earlier this month.
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Another unarmed Black man has been shot and killed by law enforcement. This latest shooting took place in Killeen, Texas, where doorbell footage shows the moments before and after Patrick Warren Sr., 52, was shot and killed by a police officer on Sunday, January 10.
During a press conference held on Thursday, January 14, Civil Rights Attorney Lee Merritt, who is representing Warren’s family, said, “there’s no reason that a mental health call like this should result in a fatality.”
Merritt explained that Warren was experiencing a mental crisis over the weekend. Family members called law enforcement and asked that they send a mental health professional for assistance.