According to the Arlington Police Department (via WFAA-TV), “a white officer-in-training shot and killed” unarmed 19-year-old Division II Angeleno State football Player Christian Taylor, “who drove an SUV through the glass doors of a car dealership.”
Taylor’s death has reverberated to some of the most well-known voices in the country, including tennis star Serena Williams.
Really??????!!!!!!!!!!? are we all sleeping and this is one gigantic bad nightmare? #ChristianTaylor how many hashtags now?
— Serena Williams (@serenawilliams) August 8, 2015
Police spokesman, Sgt. Paul Rodriguez, said “The preservation of life and safety is our highest priority.