Frisco police fatally shoot man wanted for felony warrant; woman arrested
Frisco PD kill man wanted for felony warrant
Frisco police say a man wanted on a felony warrant was shot and killed after pointing a gun at officers last week.
FRISCO, Texas - Frisco police say a man wanted on a felony warrant was shot and killed after pointing a gun at officers last week.
In a press release sent out four days after the deadly shooting, Frisco police detailed what happened.
What we know:
The shooting happened last Thursday around 6 p.m. in the 5400 block of Travis Drive inside a gated community.
Frisco police say they were trying to serve felony warrants for 43-year-old Gregory ‘Dylan’ Sheppard and 32-year-old Kara Carper.
Sheppard was wanted for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and criminal mischief.
Carper was also wanted for aggravated assault.
Shots fired as Frisco officers serve felony warrants; no officers hurt
A police shooting occurred in the 5400 block of Travis Drive in Frisco Thursday evening as officers attempted to serve felony arrest warrants.
At some point during the arrest, Frisco police say, "Sheppard pointed a firearm at an officer. That officer drew his holstered weapon and shot Sheppard."
Officers tried to save Sheppard, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Carper was arrested and taken to the Collin County Jail.
No officers were hurt.
A records search suggests both Carper and Sheppard did not have a criminal history prior to the warrants being served.
What we don't know:
Details about what led to the felony charges against Sheppard and Carper are unclear.
Police did not say how the two are related.
It’s unclear how many times Sheppard was shot.
What they're saying:
"When a suspect points a firearm at a police officer, it is clearly a deadly force situation. The suspect’s poor choice in this incident led to a situation where our officer was forced to defend themself," Frisco Police Chief David Shilson said in Monday’s press release. "Thankfully, our officer’s training allowed them to respond appropriately to protect themselves."
Four Days Later
Big picture view:
The incident happened Thursday night. However, Frisco police didn’t even confirm that they shot anyone until Monday — much less confirm that someone was dead.
Thursday evening, the department posted to social media saying there was an officer-involved shooting, but it didn't say much else. It did not mention if anyone else was hurt.
FOX 4 spoke with criminologist Alex Del Carmen Monday afternoon before Frisco police released critical details of the officer-involved shooting.
"Over the course of the past 10-15 years, law enforcement has learned a great deal what to release or not to release," he said.
Del Carmen points out that, legally, there’s not a specific list of what information law enforcement agencies are required to release.
"They’re required to release that an event took place and provide some generalities related to the event, but nothing more than that," he said.
However, Del Carmen says that generally, time is of the essence.
"Police departments are of the thinking today that the sooner that they can release the information and the more information that can be revealed to the public after the incident, the better the police department will stand with that community," he said.
What's next:
The Texas Rangers are investigating the officer-involved shooting.
Carper has since been released from jail after posting a $100,000 bond on Friday.
The Source: The information in this story comes from the Frisco Police Department.