Dashcam video released of David Joseph shooting by Austin police officer.
- By Philip Jankowski, Tony Plohetski
- May 18, 2016
- 1 min read
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A former Austin police officer fired for fatally shooting an unarmed, naked teenager, David Joseph, in February will not face criminal prosecution after a grand jury chose not to indict Geoffrey Freeman on Tuesday.
1:50 p.m. Update Hours after a grand jury declined to indict former Austin police officer Geoffrey Freeman, who fatally shot unarmed teenager David Joseph, the lawyer representing Joseph’s family issued the following statement:
“Failing to secure an indictment when a police officer shoots and kills an unarmed skinny, naked teenager, who the officer outweighed by over 100 pounds, is a failure of will by the district attorney, and calls into question the entire grand jury process in cases involving police misconduct.”
“This is a sad day for justice,” said Jeff Edwards, the attorney for the Joseph family.
Joseph’s brother Fally Joseph also released a statement:
“Officer Freeman took David away from my family,” he said. “He will never get to finish high school, go to college, have his own family and take care of my mom like he always planned to.”
The case began the morning of Feb. 8 when neighbors in a Northeast Austin neighborhood called police about a disturbance. When Freeman arrived at the 12000 block of Natures Bend in his patrol vehicle, he saw Joseph naked in the street. After Freeman exited his vehicle, police said Joseph charged at Freeman.
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