[gusty]

Never heard of a .35 caliber pistol. Looked it up and .35 caliber is a rifle round, the .35 Remington.

[SampleMan]

It was probably a .25ACP pistol. Don’t expect a journalist to know a musket from pump shotgun.

[eartrumpet]

38 Special = 0.357”
357 Sig = 0.357”

You’d be harder pressed to find one that is actually 38 caliber instead of 35.

[OKSooner]

Maybe it was a typo. Coulda been a .45, coulda been a .32.

Moot point, of course. The cops killed him anyway.

[dblshot]

The guy was 72 so he was born in 1942. .35 caliber ammo has not been made since 1924. Sounds like this S&W was a family aireloom, less than 9K were ever made. Obviously this guy was not some heavily armed dude. But then a toy gun would have spooked this rookie who probably had his gun drawn and was seeking a burgler. Cops need more judgemental shooting training then they are currently getting, especially in smaller towns. I bet some lawyer will sue Tarrant County for not training it's officers adequately. I am sure that officer Hoppner feels terrible and will regret that action for the rest of his life. OTOH he did F up. But then don't we all.