The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative
Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other
shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org.
June 12, 2020

Texas Grand Jury to Hear Case of Austin Officers Who Shot and Killed Michael Ramos
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Thursday's council meeting opened with a moment of silence for
42-year-old Michael Ramos, a Black and Latinx man who was killed by
Austin police on April 24 after a 911 caller falsely reported he had a
gun. Video of Ramos's final moments shows him holding his hands up and
shouting that he was unarmed, when a rookie officer shot him with a bean
bag round. Ramos retreated to his car and tried to drive away, when
another officer opened fire with a rifle, hitting Ramos three times. He
was pronounced dead at a local hospital that evening. The Travis County
district attorney has promised a grand jury investigation.


.