ALTO, TX (KLTV) -
At the request of the Alto Police Department, the Texas Rangers are investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred Wednesday afternoon in Alto. Police responded to an aggravated robbery at the Pick 'N Go convenience store at 100 South Marcus Street.
Alto resident James Eric Griffin, 48, was fatally shot by an Alto police officer shortly after the robbery. The officer, Brandon Michael Smith, is on administrative leave with pay, which is standard operation procedure for the Alto Police Department.
Griffin's body has been taken to the Dallas Southwest Institute of Forensic Science for an autopsy. At the conclusion of the Ranger investigation, the report will be presented to the District Attorney.
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