By — Cathy Zhao Cathy Zhao Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/christian-taylor-celebrated-funeral-arlington Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter More than 1,000 attend funeral for Christian Taylor in Texas Nation Aug 15, 2015 5:53 PM EDT Family and friends of Christian Taylor, the 19-year-old unarmed black man killed by a rookie white police officer in Texas last week, celebrated the life of the late Angelo State University student-athlete at his funeral on Saturday. An overflow crowd of more than 1,000 people filled Koinonia Christian Church in Arlington, Texas, the Dallas Morning News reported. Full house at funeral of Christian Taylor. @ArlingtonPD Chief and Mayor attending. Taylor killed by #PD #wfaa pic.twitter.com/R1Kpg043o1 — Sebastian Robertson (@wfaasebastian) August 15, 2015 Coaches and football players filing through the lobby, some in jerseys others in suits. #ChristianTaylor #PrayersANDPresence — Pastor Zetty (@PastorZetty) August 15, 2015 Rev. Goines: "There's some confusion in the building. There's anger in the building." But God is above all. #ChristianTaylor — Julieta Chiquillo (@jmchiquillo) August 15, 2015 Taylor was killed on August 7th during a confrontation with police who responded to a suspected burglary call at a car dealership. Video footage later released showed Taylor at the dealership breaking a car windshield before police arrived. The Arlington Police Department confirmed Taylor was shot four times by Brad Miller, a 49-year-old white officer in training with no prior police experience. Miller has since been fired from his position. The interaction between Taylor and Miller is not documented by video footage since Arlington officers are not equipped with body cameras. By Friday evening, #ChristianTaylor was already trending on Twitter as communities began to raise questions regarding the shooting. Outraged advocates nationwide demanded accountability and further transparency as Taylor’s case is further investigated. it's like watching a nightmare you can't stop. #TrayvonMartin #MikeBrown #SandraBland #EricGarner #ChristianTaylor & the list goes on. — ꧁༒ ♛ Taliy ♛༒꧂ (@sheissodramatic) August 15, 2015 Arlington police chief Will Johnson has asked the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help in further investigating this case, Reuters reported. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Cathy Zhao Cathy Zhao
Family and friends of Christian Taylor, the 19-year-old unarmed black man killed by a rookie white police officer in Texas last week, celebrated the life of the late Angelo State University student-athlete at his funeral on Saturday. An overflow crowd of more than 1,000 people filled Koinonia Christian Church in Arlington, Texas, the Dallas Morning News reported. Full house at funeral of Christian Taylor. @ArlingtonPD Chief and Mayor attending. Taylor killed by #PD #wfaa pic.twitter.com/R1Kpg043o1 — Sebastian Robertson (@wfaasebastian) August 15, 2015 Coaches and football players filing through the lobby, some in jerseys others in suits. #ChristianTaylor #PrayersANDPresence — Pastor Zetty (@PastorZetty) August 15, 2015 Rev. Goines: "There's some confusion in the building. There's anger in the building." But God is above all. #ChristianTaylor — Julieta Chiquillo (@jmchiquillo) August 15, 2015 Taylor was killed on August 7th during a confrontation with police who responded to a suspected burglary call at a car dealership. Video footage later released showed Taylor at the dealership breaking a car windshield before police arrived. The Arlington Police Department confirmed Taylor was shot four times by Brad Miller, a 49-year-old white officer in training with no prior police experience. Miller has since been fired from his position. The interaction between Taylor and Miller is not documented by video footage since Arlington officers are not equipped with body cameras. By Friday evening, #ChristianTaylor was already trending on Twitter as communities began to raise questions regarding the shooting. Outraged advocates nationwide demanded accountability and further transparency as Taylor’s case is further investigated. it's like watching a nightmare you can't stop. #TrayvonMartin #MikeBrown #SandraBland #EricGarner #ChristianTaylor & the list goes on. — ꧁༒ ♛ Taliy ♛༒꧂ (@sheissodramatic) August 15, 2015 Arlington police chief Will Johnson has asked the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help in further investigating this case, Reuters reported. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now