Jury can't agree on whether Austin police officer Christopher Taylor murdered Mike Ramos

Jurors couldn’t reach a decision on whether Austin police officer Christopher Taylor committed murder in the 2020 shooting of Mike Ramos. The hung jury came after 12 days of arguments and four days of deliberation.

The impasse is a setback for Travis County District Attorney José Garza, whose office indicted Taylor in 2021. Garza will likely pursue another trial. A guilty verdict could have a lasting impact on police misconduct prosecutions.