Brother of athlete questions why he was killed by police

This photo provided by Angelo State University shows Christian Taylor. A police officer in suburban Dallas shot and killed Taylor, a Angelo State University football player during a struggle after the unarmed 19-year-old crashed a car through the front window of a car dealership, authorities said Friday, Aug. 7, 2015. Officers were responding to a burglary call in Arlington when they discovered someone had driven a vehicle through a front window of the Classic Buick GMC, according to a statement from the Arlington Police Department. The statement said police approached the suspect and a struggle ensued. At some point during the struggle, an officer shot Taylor. (Angelo State University via AP) This photo provided by Angelo State University shows Christian Taylor. A police officer in suburban Dallas shot and killed Taylor, a Angelo State University football player during a struggle after the unarmed 19-year-old crashed a car through the front window of a car dealership, authorities said Friday, Aug. 7, 2015. Officers were responding to a burglary call in Arlington when they discovered someone had driven a vehicle through a front window of the Classic Buick GMC, according to a statement from the Arlington Police Department. The statement said police approached the suspect and a struggle ensued. At some point during the struggle, an officer shot Taylor. (Angelo State University via AP)

By Associated Press August 11, 2015 4 min read

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) – The brother of a college football player killed by police at a Texas car dealership questions whether deadly force was needed in a confrontation that wasn’t captured on video because no surveillance cameras were inside the showroom and Arlington officers don’t wear body cameras.

Joshua Taylor, 23, told The Associated Press on Monday that he’s not angry with police but thinks “things could have been handled differently.” He’s also perplexed by security footage showing his brother, Christian Taylor, breaking into a car in the dealership lot and crashing his vehicle into the glass showroom before police arrived.

Although there’s video from the lot, there is no footage from inside the showroom, making it difficult to have a clear picture of what led up to the unarmed 19-year-old’s death, Joshua Taylor said.

“It’s pretty much their story against somebody who’s not here anymore,” he said. “It’s kind of hard to I guess justify or clarify, but at the end of the day I know my brother. I know he wouldn’t attack any officer or anybody in authority at all, or attack anybody for that matter.”

In interviews with the AP, Taylor’s parents declined to talk about the fatal confrontation because they are waiting on additional information from authorities.