A state grand jury has indicted 19 Austin police officers related to their use of force during May 2020 protests over police brutality
, a Republican candidate for a Texas House district west of Austin that includes Fredericksburg, Boerne and Burnet."Our community is safer when our community trusts enforcement," Travis County District Attorney José Garza told reporters Thursday. "There cannot be trust if there is no accountability when law enforcement breaks the law."Austin police "did their jobs with the tools & training provided them," the police union tweeted Thursday night.
Online videos and photos of bloodied protestors from APD's use of "less-lethal" bean bag rounds sparked online criticism.What they're saying: "When APD responded that day, our goal was to protect people gathering to exercise their right to protest as we have safely done for many years," Austin Police chief Joseph Chacon said Thursday.
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