US EditionOfficers Who Killed Austin Gunman "Undoubtedly Saved Lives" and Review Is Closed, DA Says After Political Backlash
- On Tuesday, Travis County District Attorney José Garza denied his office is seeking charges against three Austin police officers and called contrary accounts intentionally false.
- Claims circulated on X that Garza would put the officers before a grand jury, prompting Gov. Greg Abbott and the Austin Police Association, whose attorney Doug O'Connell vowed to represent the three officers.
- The March 1 attack outside Buford's bar in Austin's West Sixth Street entertainment district killed three people and injured 13 before paramedics and responding officers arrived within a minute and shot the suspected shooter.
- Garza indicated he would make an exception to his grand-jury practice in this case, though the district attorney decides whether to present a case and the grand jury determines if charges are warranted.
- The episode underscores an ongoing debate over district attorneys' use of grand juries in officer-involved shootings and implications for public oversight, while police unions and critics argue Garza's actions jeopardize officer safety and supporters say he enforces accountability.
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Austin Police release video, audio from officers and bystanders at West Sixth Street shooting
The Austin Police Department has shared video and audio from the West Sixth Street shooting outside Buford’s last weekend that left three bystanders dead and more than a dozen others injured. At a press conference Thursday, Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis walked through two 911 calls, police radio…
Officers who killed Austin gunman "undoubtedly saved lives" and review is closed, DA says after political backlash
Travis County DA Jose Garza said suggestions that he would seek charges were "intentionally false" and political in nature, calling the officers heroes.
Austin 6th Street shooting: APD officers who fired weapons will not be charged, DA says
The Travis County District Attorney's Office has formally ended the review of the Austin police officers who fired their weapons at the gunman during the mass shooting at a west 6th Street bar early Sunday morning.
New York Post
The Savage NationTexas DA says no charges for hero cops who stopped deadly bar shooting amid criticism of mandatory grand jury review
Travis County District Attorney José Garza released a statement after Gov. Greg Abbott said he would eventually have the final say on whether the officers should be charged or convicted in court.
3 Hero Austin Cops Who Stopped MASS MURDERING MUSLIM MIGRANT Deadly Bar Shooting FACE GRAND JURY
The 3 brave Austin police officers who killed an Islamic terrorist are being hauled before a Grand Jury to avoid murder charges after a peo-jihad progressive organization demanded it. The Muslim terrorist opened fire on a crowded bar in Austen, Texas, Texans partying on a Saturday night, three dead, several wounded. This is an attack on our very way of life. For all those fleeing blue states, Austen is not the place to go.The liberals ruined it …
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