Haltom City suspect charged in armed apartment break-in
HALTOM CITY, Texas - Haltom City police released more information about the suspect arrested on Sunday morning in a confrontation with police that led to a shot being fired.
21-year-old Victor Castro was arrested on Sunday morning.
Victor Castro (Source: Haltom City)
Haltom City police say Castro was attempting to break into the Ladera Apartments just after 7 o'clock Sunday morning.
Castro was able to get into the apartment and was involved in a "struggle" with the people who lived inside, according to police.
When officers approached the apartment, they saw a man with a gun pointed towards them, police said. One officer then fired a shot.
No one was injured in the shooting, and Castro was arrested.
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He faces charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and burglary of a habitation with the intent to commute another felony.
The officer has been placed on administrative leave, as is standard during an officer-involved shooting investigation.