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Post by redstone14 on Nov 22, 2014 1:51:29 GMT -5
Intense police dashcam footage of Austin police officer Shane Cunningham firing multiple rounds into a vehicle with two teens was presented in court and obtained by KXAN. The video shows numerous rounds pumped through the windshield as the teens scramble to get their hands up. KXAN reports: Video played in a Travis County courtroom Wednesday shows an Austin Police officer firing 15 rounds into a vehicle, striking the driver five times including one shot in the head. The driver, Miguel Macias, is on trial for aggravated assault on a police officer with a deadly weapon because prosecutors say he was trying to injure Officer Shane Cunningham, prompting the officer to open fire.
The jury deliberated Wednesday until 9 p.m. and broke for the evening, and will resume deliberations at 9 a.m. Thursday.Officer Cunningham was responding to a burglary on August 31, 2013. The defense attorney says Macias was just trying to get away and was not using his car intentionally as a weapon. The jury returned a ‘no bill’ verdict against the officer, indicating he was justified using such force. As KXAN reports, the driver could face up to 25 years in prison due to his prior offenses, and be eligible for parole in half time served. www.ijreview.com/2014/11/206086-43-unbelievable-police-dashcam-video-shows-austin-officer-unloading-gun-teens-right-front/
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Post by luvinretrmnt on Nov 22, 2014 6:57:09 GMT -5
the driver is shot 5 times including the head and is still alive..WTF are they using rubber bullets in texas? I would be more worried on what crap ammo they are using...mabe the county found someone to buy up all that old subsonic 9mm they once used....
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Post by rabbit on Nov 22, 2014 16:20:00 GMT -5
Hey, he responded to a violent crime & was presented with a life threatening situation that called for immediate action or he himself might have found himself at the other end of such an encounter. KUDOS to the Officer for his quick & decisive action on perceiving such a threat & a Special KUDOS to the members of the Grand Jury who saw this for Just what it was.
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