Among those indicted are two officers charged earlier this year for allegedly assaulting people at the 2020 protests.
Dallas Police Department Senior Corporal Ryan Mabry is facing six counts of aggravated assault by a public servant as well as two counts of deadly conduct. Senior Corporal Melvin Williams is facing four counts of aggravated assault by a public servant and two counts of deadly conduct.
"Officers attempting to stop the rioting were often required to make split second decisions under the most dangerous of circumstances to protect their lives and the property of the citizens of Dallas, often placing themselves in harm's way while doing so," Bryan said Friday at aMeanwhile, Dallas police chief Edgardo Garcia said the process has been"difficult" and"unprecedented.
"If the actions that day rose to criminal intent, that is for a jury to decide at this point," he added."I hope those individuals will judge these officers through the lens of what all of our officers experienced while protecting Dallas in one of the most chaotic times in its' history."Mabry was accused of shooting three people at the 2020 protests with a 40-millimeter launcher, which is referred to as"less lethal" ammunition.
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