Did Cops In Texas Set Suspect On Fire And Kill Him? Lawsuit Says Yes…

Sheriff's in Texas are being accused of excessive force by the family of a man that died during a standoff with them.

Sheriff's with the Tarrant County Sheriff's office in north Texas are facing a lawsuit filed by the family of a man allegedly shot and killed by them while serving an arrest warrant.

The suspect was originally charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon back in 2022.

While attempting to serve the arrest warrant, deputies say the suspect fired shots at them, refused to come out and dropped "incendiary devices", resembling Molotov cocktails, on the porch of his home which set the house on fire.

Investigators found multiple guns in the home, bullet holes and photos that, along with eyewitness accounts, prove the suspect shot at officers and threw the "Molotov cocktail" before being killed by a gunshot wound to the neck. **

The Family's Story

Relatives of the suspect killed say deputies trapped him in his home by setting it on fire, prevented the fire department from approaching the house and then shot him.

They also allege that Sheriff's only decided to serve the 2 year old warrant after the suspect filed a complaint against "unnamed deputies" for sexual harassment and sexual abuse of 2 women he knew.

The suit seeks more than $15 million, with $5 million for Shea’s death, loss of earnings, property damages, mental anguish, emotional distress and costs of future psychological expenses. The other $10 million demanded is listed as punitive damages. The Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office is named as defendant in the complaint along with two deputies. - star-telegram

Tarrant County's attorney says the family has been given the aforementioned proof**  but has ignored it. He has also filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit.