Grand jury clears Texas officer who fatally shot Black man

HOUSTON (AP) — A expansive assemblage has declined to indict a Texas constabulary serviceman successful the decease of a Black antheral who was changeable arsenic helium ran distant aft being confronted. Twenty-two-year-old Joshua Feast died Dec. 9 aft helium was changeable by La Marque constabulary Officer Jose Santos. Civil rights lawyer Ben Crump, who is representing Feast’s family, alleged Santos had changeable a defenseless antheral who posed nary menace to the officer. An autarkic autopsy done astatine the petition of Feast’s household concluded helium died from a azygous gunshot coiled to the back.  Galveston County District Attorney Jack Roady said helium believed the shooting was justified. Galveston County Sheriff’s Lt. Mel Villarreal says enhanced video from Santos’ assemblage camera shows Feast had a weapon and helium pointed it astatine Santos.