Fatal Shooting by Police in Gladewater

GLADEWATER — Authorities in Gladewater report a fatal shooting by police. The Gladewater Police Department tells KETK that just before 11:15 Tuesday morning, officers were called to a fight in a alley behind 222 S. Main Street. They say when they arrival they found a man with a knife who refused to put it down. Police say a taser was used twice in an attempt to get the man to drop the knife but had no effect either time. According to reports, the man was able to fight the effects of the taser and charged at the officers, at which point the officers fired. He was transported by ambulance to Good Shepherd Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead on arrival. The victim is identified as Willie Green. Green’s family says he was shot and killed in the parking lot of B & C Furniture, where he’s said to have been an employee. Green was reportedly fighting with another man, possibly over a female.