After guard kills inmate, residents pressure Hays County leaders
Family and supporters of Joshua Wright, gather at the Hays County Courthouse to speak at the Commissioners Court meeting in San Marcos, Texas, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2022.SAN MARCOS — Dozens of residents packed Tuesday’s Hays County Commissioners Court meeting, many to demand the release of the police body camera footage of the killing of inmate Joshua Wright by a county jail guard.
The county sheriff’s office says Wright attempted to assault the officer and attempted to escape the hospital. Several speakers at Tuesday’s meeting asked why Wright was shot several times in the back, questioning law enforcement’s account of the death. Joshua Wright, 36, known to his friends as “8 Ball,” was shot and killed by a corrections officer in December while receiving treatment at Seton Hospital in Kyle. His family and friends are calling for justice in the shooting.
Public comment took up the first hour of Tuesday’s meeting. Friends of Wright and his family spoke in support of his character and against the injustice they believe was committed.
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