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DPS Chief: Helicopter Shooting Rules Tightened 2/22/13
Associated Press
2/22/13
AUSTIN, Texas - The top law enforcement official in Texas has told
lawmakers that state troopers will no longer shoot from helicopters unless
they're under fire.
Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw on Thursday
announced the policy change while facing questions about two Guatemalan
immigrants who were killed in October when state troopers fired on their pickup
truck speeding along the U.S.-Mexico border.
State troopers mistakenly thought the truck was carrying drugs and opened
fire to disable the vehicle.
McCraw still defends the shooting, saying the truck was speeding toward a
school zone. But he told the House Appropriations Committee that he is now
convinced "we shouldn't shoot unless being shot at, or someone being shot at."
Prosecutors are still investigating the shooting near La Joya.