Attorney talks Fort Worth police shooting of client

WEATHERFORD, Texas — Fort Worth Criminal Defense Attorney Phillip Hall hopes to study extra in regards to the police shooting dying of his client Raymundo Duran III. He anticipated to see Duran in court docket this week.

Hall is a companion and legal protection lawyer on the downtown Fort Worth regulation agency referred to as Fracisco Hernandez San Roman. They focus on legal protection work all through the DFW space. 

“Sometimes people kind of fall off track,” mentioned Hall, “And it’s our job to try to help them get back on track.”

Around 4:30 p.m. on Nov. 1, Duran and a coworker left a job website. They had spent all day putting in photo voltaic panels at a house on Michele Court in Weatherford. The house owner had no concept Duran had any type of legal historical past. He described Duran and his coworker as good folks. 

An announcement from the Texas Rangers says “Duran fled in a automobile, refused to cease and rammed a regulation enforcement automobile. Duran’s automobile was disabled, and he raised a firearm in a threatening method. The Officer fired his responsibility weapon, placing Duran. Fort value police say the division’s fugitive unit and U.S. Marshals have been trying to find a person who had an energetic home violence felony warrant.

Hall reached out to Duran’s household to supply condolences. 

“He’s got a young son, less than a year old,” Hall mentioned. “And you know that, again, this is a very tragic situation and tragic event that happened.”

Duran’s coworker suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the leg. The house owner mentioned he believes Duran left after he noticed unmarked police vehicles close by.

That house owner shared this put up on Facebook in regards to the shooting.

The house owner wrote, “U.S. Marshall’s office tried to execute a warrant for the workers that were working on my house.”

As Texas Rangers examine the shooting, the Fort Worth Officer who shot Duran is on administrative depart with pay.

“Our heart breaks for our client, clients, family and everybody involved,” Hall mentioned.

Hall defined that his workplace has tried to find the warrant on Duran. He additionally shared that typically authorities carry and act on what is named pocket warrants. The shooting stays below investigation by the Texas Department of Public Safety.