Five months ago, Taylor was charged for fatally shooting 42-year-old Michael Ramos at an Austin apartment complex on April 24, 2020. Police said Taylor was one of multiple officers who responded to an apartment after a 911 caller said Ramos was sitting in a car with drugs and holding a gun while a woman sat next to him.

BREAKING: Austin Police Officer Chris Taylor faces a new murder charge in a second on-duty shooting in July 2019. He already has been charged with murder in the April 2020 shooting death of Michael Ramos. The latest case stems from the shooting of Mauris DeSilva. pic.twitter.com/dx5OfyKYJ2

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Taylor fired his weapon as the 42-year-old tried to drive forward after being told not to leave, police said. Ramos was rushed to the hospital after being struck. He was pronounced dead a short time later. Police later confirmed that Ramos didn't have a gun.

According to KVUE, Taylor was already out on bond after being charged in the death of Ramos. On Friday, he turned himself into the Travis County Jail on the new murder charge. The officer has been released on bond in the second case.

Mauris DeSilva

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