What drugs? What gun? What stolen car?

Derrick Watson was shot and killed by Garland, Texas, police Wednesday. Less than one year ago, his brother was shot and killed by police only a block or so away from where Derrick met his demise.

Derrick was with some known hoodlums (one of whom was his 16-year-old brother) at a service station that was under police surveillance. When police saw what they thought was a drug deal occurring, they sent in an undercover officer to try to make a purchase. The undercover officer went into the service station store. When he came out, another vehicle full of hoodlums had arrived -- a stolen vehicle. Four of the hoodlums came toward the undercover officer accusing him of being a police officer, cursing him, and making menacing movements toward him. The officer drew his gun and identified himself. Derrick Watson reached for his chrome pistol -- the last time he'll ever try to draw a gun on anybody.

There was crack cocaine in both vehicles. An attorney representing Derrick's family, Ed Moore, said, "I don't have any information that they were doing anything illegal." What gun? What drugs? What stolen car?

"Brothers shot by police a year apart." The Dallas Morning News; September 19, 2008; p. 1B.