A single-vehicle crash on a McKinney street Sunday night spiraled into a deadly police shooting, leaving a 19-year-old driver dead and one officer hospitalized with a gunshot wound. Police say the confrontation began after officers responded to the crash and approached the driver, who refused to follow their commands.
McKinney police said officers were called to the 1700 block of Wilmeth Road at approximately 7:50 p.m. Sunday for a single-vehicle crash, according to NBC 5. Officers identified the driver as 19-year-old Jair Ruenes Galvan and said he became non-compliant, refusing to follow their commands, per the department’s account. As reported by CBS News Texas, the crash call ultimately led to a police shooting in which the driver was killed and an officer was hurt.
Police said a physical confrontation followed between officers and Galvan, during which officers fired shots, NBC 5 reported. Galvan was transported to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, where he later died, according to FOX 4. One officer was also shot during the encounter and taken to the hospital; FOX 4 reported that officer is expected to recover.
Key Details Withheld From Public
The department has not said how the officer was hurt or who fired the round that struck him, per the same FOX 4 report. That gap leaves open basic questions about the sequence of events once the physical confrontation began, questions the department has not yet answered publicly.
Both officers involved have been placed on paid administrative leave while the incident is investigated, the station noted. McKinney police turned the investigation over to the Texas Rangers, a standard step for officer-involved shootings in the department’s jurisdiction.
A Previous McKinney Shooting
In a separate November 2024 case, a 21-year-old man from Colorado identified as Malik Riley was shot and injured by police after fleeing from a crash, according to CBS News Texas. In that incident, police said an officer shot Riley in the abdomen after he displayed a handgun and turned toward officers; no officers were injured in that encounter. The Texas Rangers were also assigned to lead that investigation under department protocol, the outlet reported.
No findings from the Rangers’ review of Sunday’s shooting have been released, and the department has not provided additional details beyond its initial statements. Galvan died after a McKinney police response that began with a single-vehicle crash.
