James Poe Southall Jr.

Deadly force

Southall, whose mental problems had been worsening, struck his girlfriend at their residence. When her daughters complained, Southall armed himself with a .45-caliber pistol, chased them from the house and barricaded himself inside. Officers responded. Captain George Scott Monier entered the residence. He and Southall shot one another. Captain Monier left the residence, then was taken to Harris Methodist Hospital. Fort Worth SWAT shot tear gas into the residence, entered it and found Southall already dead. Captain Monier died during surgery.