Doorbell & Bodycam Footage Show Texas Man Shot Dead By Police While Defending Home From Burglar

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'He did nothing wrong': Family of Texas entrepreneur fatally shot by police say he was defending his home
Austin police shot Rajan Moonesinghe on Nov. 15 as he held a rifle on his own porch. His family told media outlets he thought his home was burglarized and say police did not provide enough warning.

A tech entrepreneur in Texas wasn’t given ample time to drop a rifle he was carrying on his own front porch before he was fatally shot by police last month, his devastated family told media outlets.

Rajan “Raj” Moonesinghe, 33, had returned from a trip and suspected his home had been burglarized during the early-morning hours of Nov. 15. That’s when he held a rifle outside his front door and was encountered by an Austin police officer who quickly shot him while almost simultaneously ordering Moonesinghe to drop the gun, relatives said.

In an exclusive interview on Thursday, Moonesinghe’s mother, Ruth, and brother, Johann, said they were heartbroken and demanded answers from Austin police as to why their loved one was killed so quickly before being given a reasonable amount of time to drop the weapon.

“He did nothing wrong,” Johann Moonesinghe said. “He had a gun … he was defending his house and he didn’t point the gun. He was not menacing. He didn’t look like he was going to shoot anyone.”

Moonesinghe said his brother got a rifle to protect himself and there had been recent crimes in the area.

“He called his friend and he said I think something’s been moved around my house. Something strange is going on.”

'Thank you for being this amazing gift'
Ruth Moonesinghe described her son, the co-founder of a restaurant consulting business, as an "amazing gift" to her and many others.

"I just wanted to hold him … and say, ‘I love him. Thank you for being this amazing gift that I had,''' she said. "I’m just sad. I wasn’t there because … that shouldn’t have happened to him."

Austin police said in a statement the deadly shooting occurred about 12:30 a.m.

They said a 911 caller told a dispatcher that a man in a gray robe and dark pants was pointing a rifle down the street.

The caller also said the man was pointing his rifle at the interior of his home, police said. The caller then stated the man just fired into his own home. The caller said the police were on scene and the man fired again, police said.

Police identified the officer who fired at Moonesinghe as Daniel Sanchez, who is now on administrative leave.

“Officer Sanchez was the first to observe Mr. Moonesinghe and gave him a verbal command to drop the gun. Immediately after telling Mr. Moonesinghe to drop the gun, Officer Sanchez fired his Department approved firearm at Mr. Moonesinghe. Mr. Moonesinghe was struck and fell to the ground,” police said.

Two other officers initially responded to the call. One of those officers ordered Moonesinghe to show his hands after he was shot.

“The officers immediately began life-saving measures,” police said. Moonesinghe died at a local hospital, police said.

Sanchez has been with the department for two years and nine months, police said. They said two investigations into the shooting are ongoing.

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