Crowd Pelts Austin Police After Fatal Shooting
An angry crowd threw rocks and bottles at police in riot gear in Austin, Texas, hours after an officer shot two men, killing one of them.
Police say eight officers had minor injuries and eight patrol cars were damaged as authorities tried to break up the crowd of about 100 people that gathered after the Monday morning shooting.
Police Chief Art Acevedo said the shooting occurred after police investigating complaints of shots fired over the weekend approached a car with three men inside. He said an officer shot one man who made a movement toward a weapon when the officer tried to wake him up, and shot another who ran toward him.
Acevedo said the unidentified officer who fired will be placed on standard administrative leave.
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yea this was f**ked up . i live here in austin and i can tell you now that APD is some of the worst cops in tx s**t maybe in the country there have bee alot of questionable shootings by cops but they never really make the news it seems like every other day theres one
It just a matter of time before all hell break loose.
WE MIGHT NOT BE ABLE 2 FIX POLICE BRUTILITY.BUT THE LORD WILL.SO IF THEY THINK THEIR JUSTIFIED THEY R WRONG. THEY WILL ANSWER TO GOD FOR ALL BRUTITALITY,NO MATTER WHO THEY R.
They need to tear that muh-phucca up til they get justice. That officer knows according to the law… YOU ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR ACTIONS IN THE FIRST 10 SECS THAT YOU WAKE UP!
Upon seeing the man was sleep and potentially dangerous, that officer should have gone to his patrol car and used his loud speaker to wake and warn the indiviuals.