White Texas officer charged in fatal shooting of Black man is fired
Shaun Lucas, 22, was fired Thursday for "his egregious violation of the city's and police department's policies," Wolfe City said in a news release. Lucas was one of six peace officers, all of whom are white.
Wolfe City is roughly 70 miles northeast of Dallas. Lucas had been on the force since April. Before that, he worked as a jailer for the Hunts County Sheriff's Department for five months. Lucas was arrested Monday and charged with murder in the fatal shooting of Jonathan Price, 31, Saturday night at a gas station in Texas.
Mayor Sharion Scott and the city council expressed gratitude Thursday, saying in the news release that gatherings in support of Price have remained peaceful in the "tight-knit community." They said they join in mourning Price's death and the events of the past week.
"We also ask that you remember our city employees, many of whom worked with both Mr. Price and Mr. Lucas as we eventually begin the work of healing our town and the community at large," the release said.
Lucas had responded to a call about a fight at a Kwik Chek gas station on Santa Fe Street, the Texas Rangers said Monday.
Lucas tried to detain Price, who had intervened after he saw a "man assaulting a woman," according to Lee Merritt, a lawyer for Price's family.
The Texas Rangers said Price resisted in "a nonthreatening posture and began walking away," and Lucas then fired a stun gun before "discharging his service weapon striking Price."
Price was taken to a hospital where he died.
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