Officials Identify Man Fatally Shot by Palestine Police

PALESTINE (AP/Staff) – Authorities in Palestine have identified a man fatally shot by police after he allegedly stole beer and pointed a BB gun at officers trying to question him. Palestine police say 47-year-old James D. Bushey of Anderson County was shot while outside a restaurant. Police Chief Mike Alexander says officers Sunday night responded to a theft report at a Wal-Mart and a suspect seen leaving the store. Alexander says officers located the man hiding in the bathroom of a nearby restaurant. Police say Bushey left the restaurant, struggled with officers, and pointed what appeared to be a pistol at them. Both officers fired. Bushey was declared dead at a Palestine hospital. Police later determined he had a BB gun and recovered some alleged stolen items. The officers have been put on administrative leave.