Police Shootings

Taylor's sentence disqualifies him from serving as a police officer in Texas. Now, the city's police union is calling on officers to stop responding to mental health-related calls.

Taylor was convicted in October of deadly conduct for killing Mauris DeSilva. It was the first conviction of an on-duty officer in the department's modern history. He has appealed.

Raj Moonesinghe's family says police used excessive force when an officer shot him outside his home while responding to a burglary call.

Taylor will instead face a third-degree felony charge of deadly conduct for fatally shooting Mauris DeSilva at his home.

Moonesinghe's family alleges their son was defending himself from a burglar when he was shot by Daniel Sanchez.

Jurors couldn't reach a verdict last month in the shooting death of Mike Ramos. It's unclear whether the DA will pursue the Ramos case again or another murder charge stemming from an on-duty shooting in 2019.

The impasse is a setback for Travis County District Attorney José Garza, whose office indicted Taylor in 2021. Garza will likely pursue another trial.

Taylor is accused of murdering Mike Ramos while on duty in 2020. Expert witnesses played a big role in the prosecutors' case. Defense attorneys are focusing on the high-risk, split-decision nature of policing.

Ramos was fatally shot by a police officer in 2020. More than three years later, the officer will go on trial for murder.

The jurors were considering whether to charge an off-duty and an on-duty police officer with a crime for their role in the fatal shooting of the 27-year-old in January 2021 after an alleged road rage incident.