City of Austin issued the following announcement on July 27
Today, the Austin Police Department released it's first Critical Incident Community Briefing video. This video depicts the officer involved shooting that occurred in South Central Austin on Friday, April 24, 2020.
The contents of this video include relevant audio and video footage from the preliminary investigation the department has conducted to this point. The Critical Incident Video is intended to provide viewers with additional information on what occurred based on what is currently known. Additional audio and video files from the incident will also be available through the website listed below.
In an effort to protect privacy rights and to avoid the release of information that state law prohibits the department from releasing, the materials have been edited or redacted as necessary. The redactions or edits do not affect the operative conduct of what occurred during this incident.
APD has been working on a policy regarding the public release of critical incident videos and other materials with the Office of Police Oversight (OPO) and community stakeholders since early 2019. This could not have been accomplished without the work of the OPO, the Travis County District Attorney’s Office, Austin Justice Coalition, ACLU, Just Liberty, Grassroots Leadership, Texas Fair Defense Project, and ATXN.
The video will be available on the Austin Police Department's website at www.austintexas.gov/apd-critical-incidents/community-briefing-videos and on the Department’s social media platforms, Facebook and Twitter.
Original source can be found here.
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