A Travis County grand jury is expected to indict 'multiple' Austin Police officers accused of injuring people during the 2020 protests following the killing of George Floyd.
Demonstrators protest against police violence outside Austin Police Department headquarters on May 31, 2020.
A Travis County grand jury is expected to indict"multiple" Austin Police officers accused of injuring people during the 2020 protests following the killing of George Floyd. In announcing the indictments, Travis County District Attorney José Garza said"multiple indictments will be forthcoming in the days ahead,” but did not specify how many. The“An indictment handed down by a grand jury is a preliminary decision that probable cause exists to believe a crime was committed,” Garza said during a news conference Thursday. “It is not a statement as to the guilt or innocence of any person indicted.
A Travis County special grand jury had been tasked with deciding whether there was probable cause to find law enforcement officers acted criminally during the 2020 protests. Garza said Thursday the jury had concluded its work and that multiple indictments were expected, though they couldn't be made public until the officers were booked in the county jail.First, we believe many protesters injured by law enforcement officers during the protest were innocent bystanders,” he said.
Austin Police Department Chief of Police Joseph Chacon is holding a press conference on the indictments around 5 p.m. Watch below:
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