Benbrook police shoot someone while responding to welfare check

The Texas Rangers are investigating after a Benbrook police officer shot someone while responding to a welfare check.

The shooting happened Wednesday afternoon at the Sagamore Apartments on Bel-Aire Drive.

Investigators only said officers were at the apartment complex after responding to a call about a welfare check. No other details were provided by Benbrook police.

They would not say what happened after officers arrived, whether the person they shot was armed, whether shots were fired at officers, or whether they killed or injured the person they shot.

The age and gender of the person shot by police also has not been released.

The Texas Rangers refused to offer any details about what is now their investigation. 

No officers were injured. 

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