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Austin Police Department cruisers parked in downtown Austin on March 2020.
The City of Austin has narrowed the pool of candidates for police chief down to seven.
The finalists are:
Anne Kirkpatrick, former police chief in Oakland, Calif.
Avery Moore, assistant police chief in Dallas
Celeste Murphy, deputy police chief in Atlanta
Mirtha Ramos, police chief in Dekalb County, Georgia
Gordon Ramsay, chief of police in Wichita, Kan.
Emada Tingirides, commanding police officer in Los Angeles
City Manager Spencer Cronk said he was excited about the diversity of the candidates. Four of the seven finalists are women. All candidates have served in leadership positions in police departments from Los Angeles to Miami. Some have master’s degrees in areas like law, management, criminal justice and psychology.
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Texas soldier who shot protester indicted on murder charge
An Army soldier who shot and killed an armed protester after driving into a crowd demonstrating against police violence in the Texas capital last summer has been indicted on a murder charge, authorities said Thursday.
by Report for America/Associated Press
Jul. 3 2021 @ 9:50pm
This undated photo provided by the Austin Police Department shows Daniel Perry, an Army soldier who shot and killed an armed protester after driving into a crowd demonstrating against police violence in the Texas capital last summer. Authorities say Perry has been indicted on a murder charge, Thursday July 1, 2021. (Austin Police Department via AP)
Texas soldier who shot protester indicted on murder charge
ACACIA CORONADO, Report for America/Associated Press
July 1, 2021
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This undated photo provided by the Austin Police Department shows Daniel Perry, an Army soldier who shot and killed an armed protester after driving into a crowd demonstrating against police violence in the Texas capital last summer. Authorities say Perry has been indicted on a murder charge, Thursday July 1, 2021. (Austin Police Department via AP)AP
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) An Army soldier who shot and killed an armed protester after driving into a crowd demonstrating against police violence in the Texas capital last summer has been indicted on a murder charge, authorities said Thursday.
It is important to note that the standard of proof required for an indictment is significantly less than the standard of proof required for a conviction, the statement said.
The Travis County district attorney s office which previously had announced plans to present the case to a grand jury to consider charges did not immediately comment and scheduled a news conference for later Thursday.
Foster was killed during a night of protests and unrest in several U.S. cities. In the immediate aftermath, then-Police Chief Brian Manley said officers heard two separate volleys of gunfire and made their way to the crowd, where they found Foster with multiple gunshot wounds.