Texas officer who shot at dog but killed woman resigns

AP Published: 2019-11-02 10:05:23
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File photo shows a woman walking her dog. [Photo: VCG]

File photo shows a woman walking her dog. [Photo: VCG]

A Texas police officer who accidentally shot and killed a woman when he fired repeatedly at a dog charging at him has resigned.

A statement from Arlington police says Officer Ravi Singh resigned Friday, concluding the department's internal investigation ofthe Aug. 1 shooting death of Margarita Brooks.The findings of a criminal investigation will be presented to a grand jury.

The officer and other emergency workers were sent to check on a woman who appeared to be passed out in a grassy area in the Fort Worth suburb.

Body camera video showed the officer called out to the woman when a barking dog charged him. The officer backed away, drew his weapon and fired at the dog.

The woman yelled out after the shots were fired. The dog — believed to be the woman's — survived.

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