Federal lawsuit raises questions about APD’s internal probe
APD Cleared Officers Who Fatally Shot Man With Baby in the Car. His Family Wants Jury to See Internal Investigation Records.In January 2021, an off-duty officer shot at a car after he said the driver of that car, Alex Gonzales , pointed a gun at him. Moments later,either officer on criminal charges for the killing. Then APD leadership declined to discipline the two officers.
The “G file” is where APD keeps the full Internal Affairs investigative record for misconduct investigations that do not result in severe discipline for officers . Investigations that do result in severe discipline are added to the officer’s personnel file, which is available to the public through the Texas Public Information Act.
“The disputed facts and events of this case cannot begin to be understood without reference to APD’s IA investigation and the information that resulted,” wrote Donald Puckett, one of the attorneys representing the family, in a May 13 motion filed after the city moved to designate the G file materials confidential May 6.
The city’s argument for preserving the confidentiality of the G file leans on the state law that allows police departments to maintain the file in the first place. “Every Texas appellate court to examine the question has concluded that records contained in this optional file ... are confidential or privileged,” City Attorney Anne Morgan argued in the May 6 motion.
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