Wanted Man Killed By Police Officers Who Were Looking For Someone Else

Amarillo (AP) – A man was fatally shot by Amarillo police after opening fire on officers who approached him while they were looking for a different man on felony drug charges. Amarillo Police Chief Martin Birkenfeld says 34 year old George Michael Mireles died at the hospital where he had been taken following Friday’s shooting at an apartment complex. Amarillo Police say officers had approached Mireles because he resembled the man they were searching for. Birkenfeld said in a statement that police later learned Mireles also was wanted on a felony drug charge. Amarillo Police later found the man they were actually looking for, and arrested him.