A group of protesters waving signs in front of a group of police officers was suddenly rushed by one police officer, triggering a brawl where police choke-slammed a man into the ground and brandished a shotgun at the protesters. Another protester shouts at an officer from several feet away; the officer immediately discharges pepper spray.
tags: baton, beat, choke, gun, less-lethal, pepper-spray, protester, punch, spray, threaten
id: tx-austin-2
geolocation: 30.267860, -97.733482
Links
- https://gfycat.com/tautimaginativedore
- https://www.reddit.com/r/2020PoliceBrutality/comments/hhhbeh/5302020_austin/
Here, a non-violent protester can be seen standing perfectly still when he is hit directly in the head by a bean bag round and knocked to the floor.
In the aftermath other protesters help the victim who is bleeding from a large head wound. Further reports state the victim was hospitalized
tags: bean-bag, child, less-lethal, protester, shoot
id: tx-austin-3
geolocation: 30.268286, -97.732961
Links
- https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/comments/guwc4y/austin_tx_nonviolent_protestor_shot_in_the_head/
- https://www.instagram.com/p/CA6TCIGnuWm/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BGyTi-KdKc (aftermath)
- https://streamable.com/o1uqgy (aftermath)
- https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/austin-teen-hospitalized-with-head-injury-after-police-shoot-him-with-bean-bags-at-protest
Protesters and Austin police squared off at the protest on I-35. Officers were seen pointing shotguns at the crowd and shooting a protester point-blank multiple times with what appeared to be either rubber bullets or bean bag rounds. Tear gas was later deployed on the crowd. A journalist with Fox 7 Austin was caught in the tear gas.
tags: bean-bag, journalist, less-lethal, protester, rubber-bullet, shoot, tear-gas, threaten
id: tx-austin-4
geolocation: 30.267861, -97.733568
Links
- https://twitter.com/highsettler/status/1266876480929349633
- https://imgur.com/gallery/VKuIIvu
- https://gfycat.com/weirdthankfulgnatcatcher
- https://www.fox7austin.com/video/689954
- https://www.facebook.com/FOX7austin/videos/fox-7-austin-reporter-caught-by-tear-gas-during-live-report/249854543103774/
Police were seen firing multiple shots of what were allegedly rubber bullets into a crowd of protesters downtown. Current source videos are from a distance of about 100-200 feet and it is unclear what exactly caused the officers to begin firing.
tags: less-lethal, protester, rubber-bullet, shoot
id: tx-austin-5
geolocation: 30.267639, -97.734549
Links
A pregnant woman in Austin states she was sitting during a May 30th protest. As police began to pepper-spray the crowd, she stood to run. Police then shot her multiple times in the abdomen, back and head. The Austin Police Chief has stated the incident is under review.
Fortunately, the woman did not suffer a miscarriage.
tags: bean-bag, less-lethal, pregnant, protester, shoot
id: tx-austin-8
geolocation: 30.267614, -97.734401
Links
- https://www.statesman.com/news/20200612/pregnant-woman-shot-with-beanbag-round-by-austin-police-wants-them-held-accountable
- https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/austin-texas-protest-chief-brian-manley-speaks/269-904cf6f3-e619-44ed-ab31-0582508e9c04
In an attempt to clear protesters blocking a road, mounted police began walking their horses into protesters. A handful of protesters refused to move. Rather than arresting the protesters and walking them away, police continued to push them with their horses. At one point, an officer pepper-sprays a protester. After this protesters begin throwing things at police. The pepper-sprayed protester swings his sign at the officer. The officer then grabs the protester by the backpack and drags him down the road until other protesters intervene to free him. Another officer tramples one of these protesters. Protesters continue to shout at police for the duration of the footage.
Charges were filed against the protester for swinging his sign at police. Police say the sign had a wooden stick attached, but footage indicates it was only a piece of cardboard, cardstock, or similar paper material.
tags: horse, less-lethal, pepper-spray, protester, shove, spray
id: tx-austin-10
geolocation: 30.264420, -97.735186
Links
- https://www.reddit.com/r/Bad_Cop_No_Donut/comments/h9wn2c/austin_police_used_horses_as_weapons/
- https://www.fox7austin.com/news/man-arrested-for-striking-austin-police-horse-with-sign
Police critically injure 20 year old black protester during protests against police violence | 2020-05-31
A 20-year-old black man is hospitalized in critical condition after police shot him with bean bag rounds outside police headquarters Sunday night. He suffered a fractured skull and brain damage.
Police continued to fire on the crowd as well as medics attempting to assist the man.
Austin Police Chief confirms that police shot him with 'non-lethal' beanbag rounds and claims that he was not the intended target for the projectile.
tags: bean-bag, less-lethal, medic, protester, shoot
id: tx-austin-1
geolocation: 30.267560, -97.734260
Links
- https://www.reddit.com/r/Bad_Cop_No_Donut/comments/gwd37n/a_black_20yearold_student_justin_howell_is_in/
- https://www.texastribune.org/2020/06/01/austin-police-george-floyd-mike-ramos/
- https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/austin-protester-police-struck-by-less-lethal-bean-bag-round/269-430f90a2-b6c1-4ee3-9d9c-639faf132100
- https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/07/us/austin-texas-police-bean-bag-20-year-old-injured/index.html
Police are seen firing multiple shots of what were allegedly rubber bullets into a crowd of protesters after one of the protesters tossed water on them
tags: less-lethal, protester, rubber-bullet, shoot
id: tx-austin-6
geolocation: 30.267677, -97.734539
Links
- https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/comments/gwfu8e/apd_gets_water_splashed_on_them_and_immediately/
- Mirror 1
- Mirror 2
A man wearing glasses and with his hands in his pockets stands still approximately 3-4 feet away from police officers with bicycles. An officer is spraying him directly in the face.
tags: less-lethal, pepper-spray, protester, spray
id: tx-austin-7
geolocation: 30.267612, -97.734508
Links
- https://old.reddit.com/r/Bad_Cop_No_Donut/comments/guhgfq/please_let_others_see_this_this_guy_did_not/
- https://twitter.com/Grits4Breakfast/status/1267128210455588865
A protester was shot in the face with a bean bag round on May 31st. She was hospitalized and underwent surgery. She states that she has suffered nerve damage in her face as a result.
Footage in the third link shows the victim seated on the ground with a round stuck in her face. She is responsive and speaking with those around her. Several protest medics attend to her.
tags: bean-bag, less-lethal, protester, shoot
id: tx-austin-13
geolocation: 30.267938, -97.734176
Links
- https://twitter.com/randomjhovall/status/1267309502845669376
- https://twitter.com/randomjhovall/status/1272076416348291072
- https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1272386250058727425
Volunteer medics were advised to bring a critically wounded protester to the police line for medical attention and were subsequently fired upon.
tags: medic, protester, shoot
id: tx-austin-9
geolocation: 30.267553, -97.734424
Links
- https://www.reddit.com/r/2020PoliceBrutality/comments/gvjjwg/volunteer_medics_advised_by_police_to_bring_a/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/comments/gwbbjs/protestor_is_shot_in_head_with_rubber_bullet/
- http://www.thebatt.com/opinion/opinion-his-name-is-justin-howell/article_93a79c44-a5b6-11ea-aa54-ebc0da33cc35.html?fbclid=IwAR11FqXr9dRCKo-ohfeBoO9FdYFRG2uon0nqAkxKO5gZuL_-4EzgukAGcBs
Footage shows police kicking aside musician's gear. He falls off his stool and is held to the ground. One officer kneels on him. He does not appear to resist at any point. Several protesters can be heard shouting, "Get your knee off his head," but the footage is obscured by the officers.
tags: arrest, knee, knee-on-neck, property-destruction, protester, shove
id: tx-austin-14
geolocation: 30.267653, -97.734414
Links
Footage from a news report depicts multiple officers arresting a protester outside Police Headquarters. The protester made lewd gestures at police. Police then chased him and arrested him for obstructing a highway. In the arrest, footage clearly shows an officer kneeling on the protester's neck.
APD is investigating the incident.
This appears to be the same protester who was charged in tx-austin-10.
tags: arrest, knee, knee-on-neck, protester
id: tx-austin-11
geolocation: 30.267675, -97.734090
Links
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Thrvojgme5I
- https://www.reddit.com/r/Bad_Cop_No_Donut/comments/hc58jg/austin_police_are_investigating_a_use_of_force/
Police detained a protester for allegedly striking a barricade with a skateboard. He is shown behind a police bike line with four officers holding him on the ground. One officer punches him repeatedly.
tags: arrest, knee, protester, punch, strike
id: tx-austin-12
geolocation: 30.267765, -97.734061
Links
Footage shows police approaching a crowd of protesters, singling out livestreamer Hiram Gilberto and arresting him. When the crowd objects, other officers shove the protesters.
Additional footage shows Gilberto tackled to the ground, zip-tied and punched.
tags: arrest, journalist, punch, tackle, zip-tie
id: tx-austin-15
geolocation: 30.268062, -97.735116
Links
Footage shows police surrounding protesters on the sidewalk. Police use bikes to hem protesters in and shove them. Police also discharge pepper spray at protesters without apparent justification. Police also arrest several protesters on the sidewalk. Some protesters attempt to grab onto the arrestees and are thrown aside by officers.
tags: arrest, bike, less-lethal, pepper-spray, protester, push, shove, spray
id: tx-austin-16
geolocation: 30.266147, -97.743669
Links
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmglMDC-OJU
- https://www.reddit.com/r/2020PoliceBrutality/comments/i3meab/police_violently_break_up_memorial_of_murdered/
- https://twitter.com/CandiceBernd/status/1289717781395472384
- https://twitter.com/CandiceBernd/status/1289718586789986304
Footage shows a small group of mounted officers riding into a group of protesters gathered in the street. The officers use their horses to shove protesters aside. No protesters were trampled underhoof, but the justification for escalation is unclear.
tags: horse, protester, push, shove
id: tx-austin-17
geolocation: 30.266287, -97.743463
Links
A woman films an officer arresting a protester. A second officer walks by, knocking the phone out of the filmer's hand.
tags: property-destruction, protester, push, shove
id: tx-austin-18
geolocation: 30.264007, -97.747444
Links
- https://twitter.com/C38412900/status/1299901391352344576
- https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/austin-jacob-blake-protests-arrests/269-9be9ef7d-8b21-48f2-9721-d8389d823d67
Footage shows police chasing several protesters and throwing them to the ground for arrest. One protester stands up and is dragged from the sidewalk to the street by an officer. A news outlet has stated that all arrests at this protest were for class B and C misdemeanors, like obstructing a highway.
tags: arrest, grab, protester, tackle, throw
id: tx-austin-19
geolocation: 30.265678, -97.741671
Links
- https://www.reddit.com/r/Austin/comments/iyvqvm/downtown_protest_last_night_it_really_feels/
- https://www.kxan.com/austin-george-floyd-mike-ramos-protests/justice-for-breonna-taylor-protests-to-be-held-at-austin-city-hall-texas-capitol-on-wednesday-night/
Cop in Baytown, Texas pulls over a black man. A white man is on the phone talking about it. Cop says white man is cussing in public and proceeds to tackle him and knee him in the head.
tags: arrest, knee, non-protest, tackle
id: tx-baytown-1
geolocation: 29.7280005, -95.0027144
Links
- https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/comments/gw2dpw/cop_in_baytown_tx_pulls_over_black_man_white_man/
- https://www.facebook.com/isaiah.benavides.94/videos/2811815772219886/
A woman who says she was simply walking home with groceries was shot in the face with a rubber bullet by Dallas police. She was seen bleeding profusely and some officers attempted to help her immediately afterwards.
Still images can be located at Commerce and South St. Paul Streets.
tags: bystander, less-lethal, rubber-bullet, shoot
id: tx-dallas-1
geolocation: 32.7806765, -96.7954728
Links
- https://twitter.com/KevinRKrause/status/1266898396339675137
- https://i.redd.it/ns0uj557x0251.jpg
- https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1267109272342736896
Dallas police shot a protester in the eye with near Pegasus Plaza. The projectile was later identified as a sponge round. Doctors say the eye has been damaged beyond repair, the left side of his face has been shattered, his jaw has been twisted, and his teeth have been knocked out.
tags: less-lethal, projectile, protester, shoot, sponge-round
id: tx-dallas-4
geolocation: 32.7805348, -96.8007618
Links
- https://twitter.com/HERCGTH/status/1266870616570900480
- https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/dallas-county/dallas-police-investigating-possible-use-of-force-incidents-saturday/287-1d3851d2-656c-4d40-8eac-7deac44ddf2d
- https://twitter.com/chadloder/status/1267261398481920000
The first-person video shows an individual running away from what seem to be loud explosions near Dallas City Hall.
Additional footage shows a protest in the same vicinity. Police sound a siren and protesters begin to back away. Police then begin releasing tear gas.
tags: less-lethal, protester, stun-grenade, tear-gas
id: tx-dallas-2
geolocation: 32.7767514, -96.801171
Links
- https://twitter.com/xtranai/status/1266898175568338945
- https://twitter.com/calvinwatkins/status/1266860555597500416
- https://www.tiktok.com/@sabby817/video/6833141380798221573
Without warning, police shoot a protester with a rubber bullet at South Akard and Canton Streets. The protester falls limp to the ground. A subsequent image shows the protester helped to their feet and able to walk away.
tags: less-lethal, protester, rubber-bullet, shoot
id: tx-dallas-5
geolocation: 32.7745023, -96.7967547
Links
- https://twitter.com/bubbaprog/status/1267542878118727680
- https://twitter.com/elias_valverde/status/1267550636876447747
On June 2nd, protesters are routed onto Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge. They are met by a line of police officers and are then fired upon by rubber bullets, tear gas, and more.
tags: less-lethal, protester, rubber-bullet, shoot, tear-gas
id: tx-dallas-3
geolocation: 32.781075, -96.8186896
Links
- https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/comments/gx9a5n/these_protests_took_place_on_june_2nd_in_dallas/
- Location on Google Maps
Police fire teargas canisters and projectiles into peaceful crowd of unarmed protesters | (Believed to be) 2020-05-31
Police fire teargas cannisters into peaceful crowd of unarmed protesters outside the El Paso Public Library. Amongst the chaos you can hear the popping sounds of police firing projectiles.
tags: less-lethal, projectile, protester, tear-gas-canister
id: tx-elpaso-1
geolocation: 31.7903715, -106.4556773
Links
On Travis Street near the Houston Police Headquarters, a mounted police officer trampled a woman with his horse. It appeared to be somewhat accidental, but the officer was riding the horse at a decent speed within feet of the protesters. The crowd had been making peaceful chants prior to the incident but became agitated afterwards.
tags: horse, protester
id: tx-houston-1
geolocation: 29.7557168, -95.3672083
Links
A large group of police officers follow protesters on Capitol Street between LaBranch and Austin. A woman standing near them is then shoved to the ground by an officer with a baton.
tags: baton, protester, push, shove
id: tx-houston-2
geolocation: 29.7568021, -95.3590948
Links
A protester is filming and asking "why?", referring to protesters being arrested. An officer then pushs the protester that is filming, knocking the camera to the ground.
The incident appears to have occurred near the junction of I-45 and I-10 by White Oak Bayou Greenway.
tags: arrest, property-destruction, protester, push, shove
id: tx-houston-3
geolocation: 29.7694732, -95.3649221
Links
- https://twitter.com/DomSkyeRN/status/1270185401060294656
- https://twitter.com/DomSkyeRN/status/1270193973462695936
Police beat protester with batons, then pepper spray another man for recording | (Believed to be) 2020-06-02
Police isolate protester and then 4 to 5 officers beat him with a baton. When one of them realizes he is being recorded, he pepper sprays the person recording to make him stop.
The precise location of this incident is uncertain, but the scheduled protest for June 2nd concluded at City Hall.
tags: baton, less-lethal, pepper-spray, protester, punch
id: tx-houston-4
geolocation: 29.7609263, -95.3693927
Links
Footage from an extended stream shows police and protesters facing off on the sidewalk near Walker and McKinney. Protesters are standing still several feet away from police. On multiple occasions, several officers push from the police line, seize protesters without warning and drag them behind police lines for arrest. Only after several minutes does an officer emerge to explain that protesters will be arrested. After this, protesters comply without resistance.
tags: arrest, grab, protester, push, shove
id: tx-houston-5
geolocation: 29.7539214, -95.3576028
Links
Police deploy tear gas against protesters after drunk driver ran into oncoming traffic near Lewisville High School, knocking over a woman and child. Police arrested the driver. Police said some protesters thought police were arresting a protester and attempted to intervene; the Lewisville mayor stated that police deployed tear gas because protesters were blocking a road. Police then deployed tear gas against the crowd and arrested 9 protesters. After tear gas was deployed, police allege that protesters threw bottles at officers.
tags: arrest, less-lethal, protester, tear-gas
id: tx-lewisville-1
geolocation: 33.0398797, -97.0214116
Links
- https://twitter.com/psomeoki/status/1267987008380645376
- https://www.crosstimbersgazette.com/2020/06/03/lewisville-police-release-details-about-arrests-at-protest/
A man was filming police walking down Presa Street (at the intersection of College Street) and making comments like "that [rifle] better be on safety" towards them. Most officers continued walking down the street, while another ran towards him yelling "hands up" and shooting him with what were allegedly rubber bullets. The officer shot him once, causing the man's arm to bleed, then after a few moments shot him again in the leg. Blood can be seen dripping through the man's pants, which were clearly torn by the projectile.
tags: bystander, less-lethal, rubber-bullet, shoot
id: tx-sanantonio-1
geolocation: 29.426000, -98.4887064
Links
- https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/comments/gu3s6j/police_shoots_protestor_for_no_reason/
- Mirror
- https://twitter.com/chadloder/status/1267124991809609728
Police are protesters are gathered several feet apart. Between the two lines, a protester is seen telling other protesters to put their hands up. Police then fire as protesters scatter. A journalist was also shot in the leg.
tags: journalist, less-lethal, projectile, protester, shoot
id: tx-sanantonio-2
geolocation: 29.425163, -98.486998
Links