Family says Texas man killed by police was shot in back of neck

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Family says Texas man killed by police was shot in back of neck
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An attorney for the family of a Black man fatally shot last month by police in Texas, says an independent autopsy shows the 29-year-old was shot in the back of his neck.

— Ben Crump, the attorney for the family of a Black man fatally shot last month by police in Texas, says an independent autopsy shows the 29-year-old was shot in the back of his neck.

Houston police have confirmed it was Officer Shane Privette who pulled the trigger. As a matter of standard operating procedure Privette has been placed on administrative leave and the incident is being investigated. The lawyer called on police to immediately release the body camera footage. Police said May 11 that the footage will be released within 30 days of the shooting but didn't give a specific release date.

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