Officer in Texas who fatally shot unarmed burglary suspect fired

Christian Taylor and Officer Brad Miller.

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last updated 12 August 2015

An Arlington, Texas, police officer who fatally shot an unarmed burglary suspect last week has been fired from the force.

Christian Taylor, a 19-year-old football player at Angelo State University, was found at Classic Buick GMC in Arlington early Friday morning, USA Today reports, and Arlington Police Chief Will Johnson said on Tuesday that Officer Brad Miller showed poor judgment and made a tactical error by entering the car dealership before other officers could set up a perimeter around the building and determine if there was anyone else inside. Miller did not coordinate with his fellow officers as he entered the dealership, Johnson said, and eventually fired at least four shots.

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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

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