Jurors visited site where Michael Ramos was fatally shot
Jury and Court officials visit the scene of the shooting of Michael Ramos by APD officer Christopher Taylor. Judge Dayna Blazey, center, arrives at the crime sceneThe Chronicle will be in the courtroom and provide ongoing coverage of the Christopher Taylor trial. Catch up on the case and the ramifications of the verdict inClosing arguments in the Taylor trial begin this afternoon, Nov. 7.
The 12th day of the trial began with a surprise – a visit to the apartment complex parking lot where Taylor shot and killed Ramos as he was driving away from the phalanx of officers confronting him on the evening of April 24, 2020. The excursion, which lasted about 30 minutes, was proposed by prosecutors and agreed to by the defense. A key question in the trial has been what Ramos intended to do when he started driving.
Jurors roamed the parking lot eyeing the potential path Ramos could have taken in his Prius – around officers, through two trees, past the parking lot, and on to Pleasant Valley Road. All of the jurors got off the bus to participate in the site visit, though doing so was optional; several were seen taking notes.present their final witnesses – including an expert in a type of science called “photogrammetry” that can be used to recreate crime scenes through digital renderings.
The key difference between the two experts was in depicting what Taylor may have seen when he was staring down the optic of his AR 15 semi automatic rifle in the moments before killing Ramos. The defense’s rendering showed a much narrower field of view than the state’s animation, indicating – in their expert’s view – that it would have been harder for Taylor to see that the Prius was turning to flee.
It is unclear how Gilden’s analysis landed with jurors. His testimony was sprawling, veering into the philosophical , and at times highly critical of the prosecution’s case has been Austin’s independent news source for over 40 years, expressing the community’s political and environmental concerns and supporting its active cultural scene. Now more than ever, we need your support to continue supplying Austin with independent, free press.
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