Off-duty Houston officer fatally shoots man, Arlington police say

Dallas Morning News

20 12:00 AM CDT on Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Scott Goldstein

An off-duty Houston police officer shot and killed a man during an altercation near the Arlington Municipal Airport on Monday night, police said.

The officer is believed to have been inside a nearby residence as a fight, which may have involved gang members, was going on at Juniper Drive and Winterberry Court, police said.

The officer came outside during the fight about 6:25 p.m. and shots were fired, police said.

The officer was not injured.

No other information was immediately released.

Scott Goldstein