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The Austin police officer who shot and killed Michael Ramos, a Black Latino man, last year has been charged with first-degree murder, the Travis County District Attorney’s Office announced Thursday morning.
It is the first known murder indictment for an Austin police officer in a use of force incident, the office said.
A warrant had been issued Wednesday for the arrest of Christopher Taylor with a bond set for $100,000, TCSO spokesperson Kristen Dark confirmed to the Texas Tribune. Taylor turned himself into the Travis County Jail and was released on bond within about a half hour around midnight, Dark said Thursday.
His indictment states he cannot hold employment with access to a firearm, and he cannot possess personal firearms.
An Austin Police Department spokesperson said Thursday afternoon Taylor is on unpaid administrative leave and turned in his gun.
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