The payment to Justin Howell, who suffered both skull fractures and brain damage, is reportedly the city's largest-ever settlement in an excessive force case. SanAntonio SATX Austin PoliceBrutality Texas PoliceAccountability BlackLivesMatter
from so-called"less-lethal" bean bag rounds fired by Austin police, is the city's largest-ever settlement in an excessive force case, according to the paper.
Austin City Council approved the payment Thursday. It also agreed to a $2 million settlement with Anthony Evans, who also suffered a head injury from a police bean bag round that night, theIn a statement, the city of Austin said both men will need long-term care as a result of their injuries. Approval of the settlements came the same day as a Travis County grand jury indicted 19 officers on accusations they used excessive force during the protest,. The incidents occurred as thousands gathered in downtown Austin to decry the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer and the shooting of Michael Ramos by a member of Austin's police force.
“We believe many protesters injured by law enforcement officers during the protest were innocent bystanders. We also believe that the overwhelming majority of victims in the incidents that were investigated suffered significant injuries,” Travis County District Attorney José Garza said during a Thursday press conference, according to the Tribune. “Some will never fully recover.”
Howell, a 20-year-old political science major at Texas State University at the time of his injury, suffered both skull fractures and brain damage,
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