The family of Christian Taylor has spoken out since the death of the teen by the hands of a police officer in Texas.

According to the Huffington Post, the Arlington Police Department called in a burglary after the teen drove into a local car dealership late Friday evening. Police spokesman Sgt. Paul Rodriguez told reporters a struggle ensued between the teen and Brad Miller, an officer in training. "Officers established a perimeter and approached the suspect inside," he said. "As officers confronted the suspect, there was an altercation during which at least one officer discharged his weapon." The teen was pronounced dead a short time later.

Taylor's great uncle, Clyde Fuller talked to reporters and doesn't believe the police department's story since his son was a good kid. "They say he's burglarizing the place by running up in there? Nuh-uh. Something doesn't sound right," Fuller said. While prosecutors could challenge the narrative in the near future, the image of Taylor can also be supported by his digital presence. The teen who was a sophomore and football player at Angelo State University, was also very religious as of late and spoke out on police brutality in a honest way on Twitter. His friends have also posted text messages and photos of Taylor who they called a warm spirit. Shortly after Taylor's death was announced, his name began to spread on social media with rappers like Styles P and director Ava DuVernay commenting on another unarmed person of color killed by the police.

The teen's past trouble with the law was also revealed. In 2013, the teen was arrested on a drug charge when a cop found Taylor with 11 hydrocodone tablets not prescribed to him. He was sentenced to six months of deferred adjudication but the case was dismissed since he completed his probation.

Angelo State officials released a statement about Taylor Saturday morning.

"We're not familiar with any of the details because it happened away from here, but we'd just like people to know that we are sad and sorry for his family and friend," university spokeswoman Becky said.

Rodriguez says Miller and the officers do not have access to body cameras and the dealership cameras did not catch the incident.

Source: Huffington Post | Photo Credit: Twitter