An Arlington, Texas, police officer who shot and killed an unarmed college football player has been fired for “exercising poor judgment,” the city’s police chief said Tuesday.
Officer Brad Miller lost his job because of the August 7 incident at a car dealership in Arlington, Police Chief Will Johnson told reporters.
The officer was in the last stages of his field training when he shot Christian Taylor, 19, multiple times, Johnson has said. Authorities have said that Taylor did not comply with initial calls to surrender.