The Killeen Police Department officer who shot and killed Patrick Warren Sr. during a psychiatric call on Jan. 10 is a decorated military veteran who served 16 years in the Army, including a pair of deployments, Army officials verified this week.
The police officer, Reynaldo Contreras, worked as a Patriot Launching Station operator and Avenger crewmember during his time in the Army, from 1999 to 2015. He left the Army as a sergeant first class and deployed to Kuwait from November 2011 to October 2012 and to Iraq from September 2003 to May 2004, according to the Army.
He served at Fort Hood between March 2009 and July 2015.
Contreras, a five-year veteran of KPD, is on administrative leave while KPD detectives and the Texas Rangers investigate the case, which is normal protocol for officer involved shootings.
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The stun gun model currently used by the Killeen Police Department fell under nationwide scrutiny after a 2019 American Public Media Reports analysis found police in major U.S. cities rate
The lawyer for the family of Patrick Warren Sr., a man shot and killed by a Killeen Police Department officer, has said that he and the family are continuing on course to file criminal charges against the officer and a civil rights suit against the city of Killeen.
Lee Merritt said in an online press conference that Officer Reynaldo Contreras needs to be arrested and fired and he added that the response from KPD Police Chief Charles Kimble âseemed to conclude this was not only one of his best officers for a mental health response, but that he had proper training.â
Mental health | Would the Warren case have ended differently if Bell County responded?
Family members of Patrick Warren said they called to ask for a mental health deputy. A Bell County Sgt. breaks down what happened and how they respond to calls. Author: Andrew Moore Updated: 10:43 PM CST January 20, 2021
BELL COUNTY, Texas The Warren family, and their Attorney Lee Merritt, have repeatedly stated the family called for a mental health deputy on January 10, when Patrick Warren was eventually shot and killed by the first officer responding to the call. A mental health deputy responded to the home the day before when Warren was having a previous mental health issue.