“Frontline,” The Texas Tribune and ProPublica gained access to a trove of the materials from the investigation and were able to review the accounts of almost 150 responding officers.
The suspect opened fire on another Austin officer in the backyard of a residence, striking the officer multiple times. The wounded officer returned fire and sought cover.
"(Deputy) Brent (Brown) stood his ground. He did his duty, and he what he did today is what law enforcement expects out of all of our officers, and he did it well," said Sheriff Bill Waybourn.
The driver of the vehicle struck by the Nissan also died at the scene. Her name was Alejandra Torres Flores: a 62-year-old resident of Laredo, Texas. Four other passengers riding with her, three of whom were youths, suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Another incident occurred on March 13, 2023. It began when a truck, driven by 22-year-old Rassian Comer of Louisiana, was clocked for speeding and law enforcement attempted to stop the truck. When Comer did not comply with the attempted stop, a
"It was a slap in the face to every officer there seeing Garza at the funeral," an Austin police officer at the funeral who wished to remain anonymous told Fox News Digital.