FORT WORTH, Texas – Fort Worth police released body camera video and answered questions about why officers shot at a restaurant owner who was investigating a burglary alarm at his business.
No one was injured, but the video shows just how close this story came to having a very different outcome.
The incident happened just before 4 a.m. on March 12 at Taquería Ruby on Terminal Road.
Police said they got a call about a burglary alarm that had gone off and an open door at the restaurant.
As they made their way to the back of the business, they spotted a man with a gun.
“Officers gave verbal commands for him to show them his hands, however, he did not immediately comply,” Fort Worth police said in a press release. “Fearing for their safety, one officer fired his duty weapon at the man. He was not hit.”
Police said the man immediately complied and was taken into custody. That’s when police learned the man was actually the owner of the restaurant.
Someone else had reportedly broken into the restaurant and storage area in the back.
No one was hurt, and the owner was released without being arrested.