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Recommend Family Demands Justice from Austin Police: Slowed Down Video Shows Police Shoot 16 Yr. Old Latino Boy in the Back (Email)

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Friends and family want the Police Monitor and the Citizen’s Review Panel to investigate the case of Devin Contreras.

In early October of 2010, the 16-year old was coming out of a Big Lots store in south Austin after breaking in. On his way out Contreras was confronted by Austin Police Officer James Bowen who said the teenager had a gun and took a firing position pointing his weapon toward the officer.

Bowen fired 14-shots. Four hit Contreras killing him.

“The family and friends who are here are here for one purpose and that's to ask for the truth,” said Bobby Taylor the Contreras family attorney.

Taylor claimed slowing down the video of the shooting captured on two A.P.D. squad car video cameras appeared to show that the teenager was shot when he was on the ground. “We have requested the Police Monitor's Office do a thorough investigation because we believe a young man being shot in the back four times while running away is not anything other than murder,” said Taylor.

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