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- Ramos’ name has been shouted by thousands of marchers who have flooded the streets of Texas’ capital city in the enormous protests sparked by the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
www.texasobserver.org/mike-ramos-austin-police/Why Protesters In Austin Are Chanting ‘Justice for Mike Ramos’
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Oct 23, 2023 · The Ramos case sparked outrage. His name was invoked in racial justice protests that summer in the wake of George Floyd’s killing. The uproar pushed the Austin City Council to cut and reallocate the city's police budget and retool its training academy.
Oct 27, 2023 · The first week of the murder trial of Austin police officer Christopher Taylor, who fatally shot Mike Ramos in 2020, wraps up Friday. Ramos' shooting, along with George Floyd's murder, sparked weeks of racial justice protests that year. Police responded to a 911 call about drug activity at a Southeast Austin apartment complex in April 2020.
Jul 28, 2020 · The release of the videos depicting Ramos' death comes two days after the death of Garrett Foster, an armed white demonstrator who was protesting police brutality in downtown Austin when an...
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- Meena Venkataramanan,Texas Tribune
Oct 23, 2023 · In the wake of his death, Ramos became the local face of Black Lives Matters protests in Austin. This is believed to be the first time an Austin police officer has been charged with murder...
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- Legal Affairs Reporter
Nov 15, 2023 · Ramos' name was invoked in racial justice protests a month later after the police murder of George Floyd. Late last week, an alternate juror was dismissed. After a long weekend, another alternate was dismissed for researching the case, a violation of the judge’s orders.
Mar 10, 2021 · Ramos, a 42-year-old Black and Hispanic man, was unarmed when he was shot by police last April at a southeast Austin apartment complex as he was driving out of a parking space. Months after his...
