Death by Cop- 2022

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Robert Hammitt

Case # :711

Gender : Male

Age : 48

Race : Unknown

Date : 05/26/2022

Location : 1500 block of Crossing Pl

City : Austin

County : Travis

State : Texas

Agency : Austin PD

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during investigation

Disposition : Cleared by Grand Jury

Open Records Summary :

Austin PD were sent to a 911 call for a man and claim someone was pointing a gun. When police arrived, they found only Robert Hammett fired shots at them. They shot killed him.

Source Links :

https://youtu.be/DaoUG510NfQ

https://www.kxan.com/news/crime/police-on-scene-of-officer-involved-shooting-in-southeast-austin/

https://www.statesman.com/story/news/2022/06/01/austin-police-fatal-shooting-details-identify-man-robert-hammitt/7467159001/

https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/apd-police-shooting-video-release-belara-austin/269-b2bd0a81-1ebd-4cf2-86bf-9599d3615d49