APD's Investigation Complete But Biased?

The independent investigation into the shooting death of Nathaniel Sanders II concludes that the APD Internal Affairs investigation was biased, according to a redacted version of the report prepared by KeyPoint Government Solutions.

The independent investigator asked to review the Austin Police Department's inquiry into the May shooting death of Sanders wrote that the IA investigation was "biased toward involved officers in a way which undermines the credibility of the investigation and the confidence which the Department and public have placed in them," wrote KeyPoint's Jeff Schlanger, in a heavily redacted version of the report released Oct. 5. The KeyPoint investigation also concluded that there are "significant deficiencies in the quality of documentation relating to training of APD officers."

The redacted copy was released to media on Monday afternoon, just before the Citizen Review Panel was set to meet in executive session to discuss the investigation's results. The full copy of the report will not be released until after APD Chief Art Acevedo has made his decision on whether the shooter, Officer Leonardo Quintana, will face any disciplinary action as a result of the May 11 incident in the parking lot of the Walnut Creek Apartments.

You can find more on the Sanders shooting here and here.