‘Suicide by Cop’: How a poorly defined term shifts accountability for lost lives

This article was originally published by the Texas Observer, a nonprofit investigative news outlet and magazine. Sign up for their weekly newsletter, or follow them on Facebook, X, and Bluesky. In the early hours of July 24, someone placed a call to Austin’s 911 dispatch. The male caller told the operator he was looking out of his window and saw […] The post ‘Suicide by Cop’: How a poorly defined…