Texas Police Officer Charged With Murder in Fatal Shooting of Black Man

A white Texas police officer has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a 31-year-old Black man who officials said had begun to walk away as he was confronted at a gas station on Saturday.

Police Officer Shaun Lucas of the Wolfe City Police Department was arrested by the Texas Rangers and booked into the Hunt County, Texas, jail on Monday before being transferred to another facility. His bond was set at $1 million, according to jail records.

Officer Lucas had responded to a call on Saturday about a “possible fight in progress” in Wolfe City, Texas, a city of about 1,400 roughly 70 miles northeast of Dallas, the Texas Rangers said in a statement late Monday night.

Image Police Officer Shaun Lucas of the Wolfe City Police Department in Texas has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of Jonathan Price during a confrontation at a gas station. Credit... Hunt County Detention Center

The police officer attempted to detain Jonathan Price, who had intervened after he saw a “man assaulting a woman,” said S. Lee Merritt, a lawyer for Mr. Price’s family. Mr. Merritt said Mr. Price was unarmed.