Fox7: “The family of Hays County inmate Joshua Wright, who was shot and killed by a corrections officer in December, held a demonstration in San Marcos Sunday to protest and call for transparency in the investigation into his death.
Community organizations Mano Amiga, Hays County Jail Advocates, the Caldwell/Hays Examiner, Fierce Madres and the Austin Justice Coalition all joined the family outside Hays County Sheriff Gary Cutler’s office to demand the release of body cam footage, the immediate removal of the corrections officer from duty, and Cutler’s resignation.
“He was a good person. He was a good dad,” Wright’s daughter Xyreena Wright said.
On Dec. 12, Wright was shot and killed by a Hays County corrections officer who was guarding him while he received undisclosed medical treatment at Ascension Seton’s Kyle hospital.
The Hays County Sheriff’s Office says Wright, in an attempt to escape, assaulted the officer and ran through the emergency room. The correction officer fired his firearm and struck Wright, HCSO said. Despite life-saving measures from medical staff, Wright died from his injuries.
“Go ahead and release the video. Prove us wrong if we’re lying, prove us wrong if we ain’t making no sense but what you’re saying and what you’re giving us right now does not make any sense,” Wright’s sister Adrian Wright said.
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