Bodycam shows beanbag used in Austin police shooting, reform on 'less lethal shotgun' policy follows
August 10, 2023
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3:09Now PlayingBodycam shows beanbag used in Austin police shooting, reform on 'less lethal shotgun' policy follows
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as posted by the channelReforms have been made by Austin police amid new concerns by prosecutors about how they used the munitions on a 15-year-old unarmed girl suspected of no crime in 2021.
Police have previously said that they would not use the "less lethal shotguns," which often fire beanbag rounds as a means for crowd control — but have continued using them in other instances.
Such instances included protests in 2020 in which several participants received serious injuries, resulting in 19 indictments against officers. All but one of those cases are pending. The City of Austin has paid $18.9 million in settlements to 15 people injured during the protests.
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