Indictments released Tuesday accuse 19 officers of using deadly weapons to injure 11 demonstrators during protests against racial injustice and police violence two years ago.
Austin police officers look at demonstrators after firing tear gas at the crowd during protests for racial justice on May 30, 2020., our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.
Nine officers — Todd Gilbertson, Alexander Lomovstev, Stanley Vick, Joshua Jackson, Jeremy Fisher, Christopher Irwin, Brett Tableriou, Joshua Blake and Berry — are accused of threatening and using shotguns to injure demonstrator Christen Warkoczewski, the indictments say., Warkoczewski was on the Interstate 35 bridge with other protesters when police launched tear gas canisters.
Almost all the officers’ cases involve protesters who were hit by beanbag rounds or rubber bullets, according to Travis County district attorney's office documents. Austin police have described beanbag rounds as a “less lethal” weapon but stopped using them in crowd situations after the 2020 protests.Defense attorney Doug O’Connell, who is representing eight of the indicted officers, said not all his clients fired their weapons on protesters.
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