Grand Prairie Police Shoot Man After Wrong Address Response

In Grand Prairie, Texas, police officers responding to a 911 call about an active disturbance were mistakenly sent to the wrong address due to an error in the dispatch system that auto-populated the caller's cellphone address incorrectly. After knocking on the wrong home's door for about five minutes with no answer, a resident emerged from the garage and allegedly pointed a firearm at the officers in a firing stance. Fearing for their lives, the officers fired, striking the man in the leg; he was treated at a hospital and later released with non-life-threatening injuries. The Grand Prairie Police Department is referring a case of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon against a peace officer to the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office. The district attorney's Officer-Involved Shooting Team is conducting an independent investigation, and the police department will also carry out an internal administrative review. It remains unclear whether the officers identified themselves or issued commands before the shooting, and the DA's office will decide whether to press charges against the resident.