Teenager 19, Killed By Police, Tweeted: 'I Don't Wanna Die Too Younggg', Just A Week Ago, And ''I Don't Feel Protected By Police'' In Dec. 2014

A black Texas school boy, Christian Taylor, 19 was shot dead by an Arlington Police Department officer Friday, barely two weeks after he made a post on twitter, saying, '' I don't wanna die too youngggggg''. Before that, in December 2014, he also tweeted; ....''I don't feel protected by police.'' He was unarmed when he was shot. According to reports, the Arlington Police Department were notified  around 1 a.m. Friday of a burglary in progress at a GMC Classic Buick dealership in  Dallas suburb of Arlington.

 

"The officers went and confronted him. There was an altercation. An officer discharged his weapon and struck the suspect," Sgt. Paul Rodriguez, a police spokesman, told the Star-Telegram. 49-year-old Brad Miller who was involved in the shooting has been placed on administrative leave pending investigation

 

"We're having two independent investigations; a criminal and administrative," Rodriguez said. "As an agency, we take the loss of any human life as serious, but we owe it to our community to conduct a clear and transparent investigation to determine what exactly took place."

 

His family has refuted the claim that Taylor attempted to rob a car showroom. "He was a good kid" Clyde Fuller, Taylor's great-uncle said. "I don't see him stealing no car or nothing like that," He suspects a cover up in the death of his great-nephew. "I think something is going on that somebody is lying about. They say he's burglarizing the place by running up in there? Nuh-uh. Something doesn't sound right"

 

A friend confirmed to NBC News that the Twitter account that bears his picture and references Isaiah 54:17  "No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and every tongue which rises against you in judgment, you shall condemn" belonged to Taylor.

 

He also shared thoughts on religion, tweeting two days ago: "True Peace can be found within yourself and only thru yourself. Believing something is bigger than you and me as a person. Give it the glory."

 

Below are two screen shots of his twitter handle showing the massages he tweeted a week ago and one in December 2014.