On Monday, Shaun Lucas was arrested and charged with murder in connection to the death of Jonathan Price, an unarmed Black man. He was booked into the Rockwall County Jail and held on $1M bond.
Shaun Lucas responded to a “possible fight in progress” in Wolfe City, Texas, a city about 70 miles away from Dallas, Texas officials said in a statement late Monday night.
“The preliminary investigation indicates that the actions of officer [Shaun] Lucas were not objectionably reasonable,” the Texas Rangers said. “The Texas Rangers have charged Officer Lucas with the offense of murder and booked him into the Hunt County Jail.”
According to CBS News, Lee Merritt, who is representing Price’s family said, “When police arrived, I’m told, he raised his hands and attempted to explain what was going on Police fired tasers at him and when his body convulsed from the electrical current, they ‘perceived a threat’ and shot him to death,” as previously reported.
The family attorney, Lee Merritt tweeted, “…It should [have] happened the day he murdered JP. John should still be here.” He added, “This is step one. Let’s see it through to justice.”
Price’s mother, Marcella Louis, spoke with WFAA about Jonathan and said, “They wouldn’t let me get close to my baby. I just wanted to hold his hands. They wouldn’t let me do that. They took my son from me. They took my baby.”
His sister, April Louis also added, “Everybody loved Jonathan. Everybody. Black, white, Mexican, it doesn’t matter. He loved everybody. Everybody loved him.”
It was also reported that Shaun Lucas has been on the force less than six months, before this incident took place.
We’ll keep you updated, Roomies.
