Parents Want Answers After PTSD Veteran Shot By Police

Southern Illinois parents seek answers in fatal Texas police shooting of their veteran son
The Southern Illinoisan
BIANCA MONTES VICTORIA ADVOCATE
May 14, 2015

VICTORIA, TEXAS — The Southern Illinois parents of a 25-year-old veteran fatally shot by police officers at his home this past month in southeast Texas want answers. Answers they say Victoria, Texas, police officials have been reluctant to offer.

Brandon Lawrence, a U.S. Army veteran who served in Afghanistan, is from Southern Illinois, and his parents and siblings reside in Murphysboro and De Soto, according to his obituary.

On Saturday, April 25, officers responded to a disturbance call in Victoria, Texas. At the scene, one of the officers observed a man inside his own residence holding a 23-inch machete.

Police Chief J.J. Craig said at a news conference the next day that officers ordered the suspect, Lawrence, out of his residence. He said they also ordered him more than 30 times to drop his weapon.

Lawrence didn't comply and was fatally shot outside his home, Craig said.
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Afghanistan Veteran Killed By Police in Texas