Panther88
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This occurred in a country-ish suburb of Dallas yesterday. The lady shot in her home was black and the shooting officer was a white female.
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MCKINNEY ? A police officer's gun accidentally discharged during a burglary investigation Tuesday, killing Cathey Howard Kalimah, 31.
McKinney police say the incident began when the victim's alarm system went off at their house in the 1800 block of Meadow Ranch Road. The alarm company called the victim's husband at work. He then called his wife and asked her to check on the house.
Police say the unidentified officer noticed the house's back door slightly open. As she tried to enter, Kalimah saw the door opening and tried to close it.
Neither realized the other was there.
"The officer unholstered the weapon and at the time of walking through the door -- that same time the homeowner was inside -- saw the door opening and slammed it closed on the officer, striking possibly the gun and officer," said McKinney Police Chief Doug Kowalski.
Shutters on the back door blocked the view of both the officer and Kalimah. When the gun went off, the homeowner was shot in the chest. She died at the scene.
Family and friends gathered at the home. They are stunned at what happened, and describe Kalimah as a loving wife and mother of two children.
"Very spirited. Just that type of person that anyone would want to be around," said family friend Kelvin Green. "She was loving and kind, the type of person that would do anything for you at drop of a hat."
Police and family are looking for answers.
McKinney Police are checking into whether proper procedure was followed. They say this is a tragic accident which is not only devastating to the family, but also to the department of 76 officers.
"We're about helping people and making this a safer community," Chief Kowalski said. "Right now, circumstances seem to conspire against everybody involved in this incident to bring us a tragic result to everybody."
Police would not release the name of the officer involved in the shooting. They said had been with the department three-and-a-half years. She was said to be heartbroken because she killed a person she was trying to help.
The case will go to a grand jury for further investigation. Police are conducting an internal affairs investigation and the officer was placed on routine administrative leave.
Police are also questioning the alarm company. They want to know whether the company was aware that the homeowner was on the way to the house and why that information was not passed along to authorities.
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MCKINNEY ? A police officer's gun accidentally discharged during a burglary investigation Tuesday, killing Cathey Howard Kalimah, 31.
McKinney police say the incident began when the victim's alarm system went off at their house in the 1800 block of Meadow Ranch Road. The alarm company called the victim's husband at work. He then called his wife and asked her to check on the house.
Police say the unidentified officer noticed the house's back door slightly open. As she tried to enter, Kalimah saw the door opening and tried to close it.
Neither realized the other was there.
"The officer unholstered the weapon and at the time of walking through the door -- that same time the homeowner was inside -- saw the door opening and slammed it closed on the officer, striking possibly the gun and officer," said McKinney Police Chief Doug Kowalski.
Shutters on the back door blocked the view of both the officer and Kalimah. When the gun went off, the homeowner was shot in the chest. She died at the scene.
Family and friends gathered at the home. They are stunned at what happened, and describe Kalimah as a loving wife and mother of two children.
"Very spirited. Just that type of person that anyone would want to be around," said family friend Kelvin Green. "She was loving and kind, the type of person that would do anything for you at drop of a hat."
Police and family are looking for answers.
McKinney Police are checking into whether proper procedure was followed. They say this is a tragic accident which is not only devastating to the family, but also to the department of 76 officers.
"We're about helping people and making this a safer community," Chief Kowalski said. "Right now, circumstances seem to conspire against everybody involved in this incident to bring us a tragic result to everybody."
Police would not release the name of the officer involved in the shooting. They said had been with the department three-and-a-half years. She was said to be heartbroken because she killed a person she was trying to help.
The case will go to a grand jury for further investigation. Police are conducting an internal affairs investigation and the officer was placed on routine administrative leave.
Police are also questioning the alarm company. They want to know whether the company was aware that the homeowner was on the way to the house and why that information was not passed along to authorities.