the suspect is a texas texan who is suspected in the shooting death of an asian navy veteran who was holding a knife in his condo building
An Austin police officer who is already facing murder charges for the April 2020 death of a black and Hispanic man is now facing additional murder charges in the killing of an Asian man nine months earlier. Christopher Taylor, 29, and Karl Krycia, 28, were both charged Friday with first-degree murder and a third-degree felony count of deadly conduct in the fatal shooting of Navy veteran Mauris DeSilva, 46, who was reportedly suffering from a mental health crisis when he was killed. Bail was set at $100,000 each, and both officers are free on their own recognizance and are on leave, according to the Associated Press. The charges come five months after Taylor had been charged with fatally shooting Michael Ramos, 42, outside an Austin apartment complex on April 24, 2020. The death sparked widespread protests against police brutality in the city, nearly one month before the death of George Floyd. 'The fact that Officer Taylor was involved in two shootings in less than a year killing