Austin, Texas, police officer indicted for murder in fatal shooting
A grand jury has indicted an Austin, Texas, police officer on a first-degree murder charge in the fatal shooting of 42-year-old Michael Brent Ramos in last April, Travis County District Attorney José Garza said in a statement released Thursday.
The case against Austin Police Department Officer Christopher Taylor is the first known indictment of a city police officer for a use-of-force incident, Garza said in a statement.
The same grand jury declined to indict another officer for aggravated assault by a public servant for discharging a bean bag round before the fatal shooting, according to Garza. CNN has reached out to the officer’s attorney for comment.
Austin police officer indicted for murder in fatal shooting
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Scene of the fatal officer involved shooting of a 42-year-old man on April 24, 2020 in Austin, Texas.
AUSTIN, Texas A grand jury has indicted an Austin police officer on a first-degree murder charge in the fatal shooting of 42-year-old Michael Brent Ramos in last April, Travis County District Attorney José Garza said in a statement released Thursday.
The case against Austin Police Department Officer Christopher Taylor is the first known indictment of a city police officer for a use-of-force incident, Garza said in a statement.
The same grand jury declined to indict another officer for aggravated assault by a public servant for discharging a bean bag round before the fatal shooting, according to Garza. CNN has reached out to the officer’s attorney for comment.