Homeowner kills Midland (Texas) Police Officer during alarm call.

[Choctaw]

A Midland Police Officer was shot and killed overnight according to a city spokesperson.


Officer Hayden Heidelberg. (Photo: Midland Police Department/Facebook)

Midland Mayor Jerry Morales has identified the officer as 5-year veteran Nathan Hayden Heidelberg.

An internal email obtained by multiple media sources reports that Heidelberg, his probationary police officer, plus two additional officers responded to a burglar alarm at a Midland home on Tuesday morning.

The email says the officer made a loud announcement of their being there at the front door, but the homeowner believed that his house was being broken into.

The homeowner then shot toward the flashlight being held by the officer, hitting him above his bullet-proof vest.

Despite MPD personnel trying to treat and transport the officer to the emergency room, he died from his injuries.

Mayor Morales says the shooting happened around 2:30 a.m. Officer Heidelberg passed away at 8:30 a.m.

The Texas Rangers will be investigating the shooting.

The City of Midland is expected to release more information throughout the day.

 

[Odd Job]

As it stands, without further information about the shooting, this is off topic. If more info comes to light and it could be the starting point of a THR-worthy discussion then let me know and I'll reopen this.