The police officer who killed an Austin man who was having a mental health crisis in 2019 has been indicted on murder charges

• The Austin Police Officer who fatally shot Mauris DeSilva during a 2019 mental health incident has been indicted for murder.
• This is the officer's second indictment on murder charges this year.
• Officer Christopher Taylor argued DeSilva was a threat to him at the time of the incident.
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The Austin police officer responsible for the fatal shooting of Mauris DeSilva in 2019 has been indicted for murder, Austin Sanders, a staff writer for the Austin Chronicle, reported on Twitter.

This is Officer Christopher Taylor's second murder indictment this year.

During a mental health crisis at a downtown condo in 2019, DeSilva was carrying a knife, which Taylor argued was a threat to him and other police officers at the scene, Sanders said.

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