In Austin Police shootings highlight city's racial divide 

Wednesday, May 26, 2004 at 04:10PM
TheSpook

Early one  morning last June, a white police officer  fatally shot an  unarmed blackman as the officer tried to arrest him for driving astolen car.JessieLee Owens, 20, was the second of three young black  persons killed  in  Austin by white law enforcement officers  over a 13-month period in 2002  and 2003. Many community leaders say the shootings, and  the fact  that  the three officers kept their jobs,reflect a pattern of racism  withinthe police force and throughout the city. [more]

Article originally appeared on (http://brownwatch.com/).