Michael Ramos, 42, was fatally shot after a brief standoff with police, who had received a call alerting the man was brandishing a gun outside a South Austin apartment complex. Hundreds of people demonstrated outside Austin Police headquarters and on I-35 on Saturday and Sunday, temporarily blocking all lanes of traffic. As the president of the national Major Cities Chiefs Association, Acevedo published, In one video shared with Houston Public Media, Dominic Anthony Walsh / Texas Public Radio, Mayor Turner Signs Order Allowing Cite-And-Release For Some Low-Level Offenses, Gov. If journos are getting arrested, 1st amendment is violated https://t.co/GkysKi9XIR, — Claire McInerny (@ClaireMcInerny) May 31, 2020. We recognize the important role we play in helping our communities shop for food, medicine and other essentials they need.". He said he saw the activity downtown on Facebook and just couldn't sit at home; he had to do something. WATCH: Looters break into Foot Locker, steal merchandise.
Don’t mess with Texas. Cell phone footage shared on social media show Ramos being first struck with a beanbag projectile before he was fired upon by a rifle-carrying police officer as Ramos attempted to flee. The actions of a few do not represent the majority of those who came out to peacefully demonstrate.". Samuel Miller, 22, of Austin, is charged with Criminal Mischief and Burglary of a Building. As the president of the national Major Cities Chiefs Association, Acevedo published an op-ed in the Washington Post over the weekend saying departments need to be able to fire bad-acting police officers more quickly and keep them from being hired somewhere else. Most of the arrests were for obstructing a roadway, while a small number were charged with interference with public duties, resisting arrest, burglary, criminal mischief, and retaliation. Previous coverage: No Active Shooter At Lakeline Mall: Austin Police. One incident was at Lakeline Mall and another was the Target location at Capital Plaza. Houston Mayor Turner also announced Saturday that Floyd's body will be laid to rest in Houston, where he grew up. In a march that began in Emancipation Park, protesters and police walked side-by-side in the early evening, with Police Chief Art Acevedo standing up front, speaking with demonstrators as he went. Authorities began an investigation of the killing months after it had occurred, when video of the shooting surfaced. McGraw said the DPS is also working with the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Taskforce to track down individuals responsible for looting or inciting riots within Texas. Just before 7:30 p.m., police responded to a Target store at Capital Plaza amid reports of looting. APD Chief Brian Manley says that was supposed to be a weekend of civil protest where people could peacefully speak their mind was overtaken by people wishing to vandalize. McCraw then said, “There’s evidence of Antifa” operating in the Dallas-Fort Worth area as well, though he would not elaborate. It is FREE! "We stand with these Black Lives Matter activists out here that what justice, that is what we all want out here," Acevedo said as he marched.