Homeowner just fires shot in the direction of intruder? Didn’t have a visual on the intruder? What could go wrong?
I agree.
AND, the officers should have had their red/blue/white lights on, and they should have waited (no hurry) and they should have announced themselves loudly. I mean, if I’m an officer, there’s no way I’m going in somebody’s house in the dark of night in Texas because I am going to ASSUME they ARE ARMED and WILL SHOOT !!
An aside comment...........I lived in Midland in the mid sixties for six months or so. 98% of Midland is rock solid conservative. I’m sure that jury hated that the officer was killed but both the officer and the shooter made mistakes and destroying the shooter’s family would not bring the officer back. Terrible tragedy all around.