Investigators recommend Farmers Branch officer who fatally shot suspect be charged with murder

FARMERS BRANCH, Texas - Following the investigation of a Farmers Branch officer who fatally shot a suspect, the case against that officer will be brought to a Dallas County grand jury for the charge of murder.

Juan Moreno was killed in the parking lot of a Dallas strip mall by an officer who has not yet been identified.

According to Dallas PD, who handled the investigation, Farmers Branch police officers were monitoring a pick-up truck that was stolen out of Irving.

When the suspect -- later identified as Moreno -- pulled out of a parking spot in the stolen truck, a Farmers Branch officer opened fire, killing him.

Surveillance video from a nearby business captured part of the deadly encounter.

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Moreno’s family and friends rallied outside the Farmers Branch Police Department demanding answers.

The Farmers Branch Police Chief then agreed to meet with Moreno’s family.