I heard about this on the radio early this morning. APD Chief had a news conference from the scene. Asian male was drunk and started fighting the officer, got a semi automatic pistol and shot the officer at point blank range.
That incident at Manor Rd and Airport Blvd is in one of the BAD parts of Austin. Nothing good happens east of IH 35. Driver fled and tried to fight the officer. PD tried to taze him, but that didn’t work. The usual “suspects” are calling in to KLBJ talking bad about the APD - AGAIN.
After hearing both these stories this morning on the news while driving in to work, I have to wonder if the first incident where the police shot the man who tried to run then fought the officer had any effect on the actions of the second officer. With the shooting just a few hours before, I have to wonder if that affected to officer’s reactions any and maybe that caused him to wait longer than he should have before taking action.
Is diversity great, or what?/S