Michael Brent Charles Ramos, a 42-year-old Black and Hispanic man, was killed on April 24, 2020, in Austin, Texas. Officers responded to a report of illegal drug activity at a southeast Austin apartment complex and to a caller’s claim that Ramos had a gun. No weapon was found at the scene.

Body-camera accounts say Ramos complied with officers’ orders to exit his vehicle and lifted his shirt to show he was unarmed. Officer Mitchell Pieper then fired a less lethal lead pellet-filled bag at Ramos. Ramos got back into his car and attempted to drive away, and Officer Christopher Taylor fired three rounds at the moving vehicle, killing him.

The shooting prompted protests in Austin and a grand jury indictment of Taylor on a first-degree murder charge; Taylor surrendered to the Travis County Jail and was released on bond. His first trial in May 2023 ended in a mistrial due to a deadlocked jury and the case is scheduled for retrial. Ramos’ family has sued the City of Austin alleging Fourth Amendment violations and discriminatory policing.