TX: Update, Insufficient Evidence to Charge Rookie Cops in Death of Homeowner at Wrong Address

Under Texas law, the homeowner would have been justified in shooting the intruders on his property, if he had believed they were involved in theft.  One of the rookie police officers has already been fired by  the department for filing a false statement in an unrelated arrest.

A grand jury in Tarrant County, Texas has decided not to indict the rookie police officer who shot dead a homeowner while investigating a burglary at the wrong address.

Last May, R.A. 'Alex' Hoeppner and his partner Benjamin Hanlon accidentally started searching 72-year-old Jerry Waller's property, confusing it in the dark for a house across the street. 
Waller was in bed with his wife Kathy at the time, and was stirred by the police officer's flashlights. Fearing a prowler was outside, he grabbed his .35-caliber-pistol and went to investigate.


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