Ex-Temple police officer on trial for fatally shooting Michael Dean in 2019

Ex-Temple police officer on trial for fatally shooting Michael Dean in 2019 Wednesday marked Day No. 3 of the trial of Carmen DeCruz, the former Temple police officer accused of fatally shooting Michael Dean in 2019. The trial had been delayed three years due to the pandemic. In the courtroom, footage was shown from DeCruz’s body cam during the night of the shooting back on Dec. 2, 2019. In the video you can see former officer DeCruz chasing Dean’s vehicle, the vehicle being stopped, and DeCruz telling Dean to give him the keys before the gun is fired. The prosecution called several witnesses to the stand, including Temple PD Lt. Robert Mallet, who currently serves as Temple police commander of professional standards. During the time of the incident, Mallet was over the victim's crime unit. He was at the Mobile Command Unit monitoring the Christmas parade nearby at Temple High School that evening. He arrived on scene after the officer involved shooting occurred. After looking through the DeCruz’s body cam video with the prosecution, Mallet said DeCruz did not call dispatch to tell them about the pursuit.