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>>> HERE'S A LOOK AT THE
SKYLINES FR+@OM DALLAS AND FORT
WORTH.
WORTH.
WORTH. LIT UP TONIGHT IN HONOR OF
GEORGE FLOYD.
GEORGE FLOYD. TODAY MARKS TWO WEEKS SINCE HE
DIED IN POLICE CUSTODY.
FLOYD GREW UP IN HOUSTON'S THIRD
WARD AND HELPED HIS HIGH SCHOOL
FOOTBALL TEAM WIN A STATE TITLE.
CRIMSON AND GOLD ARE THE
SCHOOL'S COLORS.
SCHOOL'S COLORS. AND WE'VE WATCHED HIS DEATH
SPARK A NATIONAL MOVEMENT THAT'S
SINCE BEEN TAKEN UP AROUND T+@HE
WORLD.
WORLD.
WORLD. YOU'VE HEARD+@ PROTESTERS PAYING
HOMAGE TO FLOYD BY SHOUTING "I
CAN'T BREATHE."
CAN'T BREATHE." TONIGHT YOU'LL
TONIGHT YOU'LL HEAR THOSE THREE WORDS AGAIN,
NOT FROM GEORGE FLOYD BUT
ANOTHER BLACK MAN WHO DIED
DURING A TRAFFIC STOP IN AUSTIN.
HIS NAME IS JAVIER AND HE DIED
MORE THAN A YEAR AGO BUT TH+@E
VIDEO IS JUST COMING TO LIGHT
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. I
NOW. I HAVE TO TELL YOU, IT IS
GRAPHIC.
GRAPHIC.
GRAPHIC. MORE THAN ANYONE, ADLER'S FAMILY
KNOWS THIS VIDEO IS HARD TO
WATCH.
WATCH.
WATCH. BUT THEY WANT YOU TO SEE IT AS+@
THEY CONTINUE TO SEARCH FOR
+@
THEY CONTINUE TO SEARCH FOR +@ANSWERS.
+@ANSWERS. CAN YOU WALK US THROUGH WHAT
HAPPENED HERE?
HAPPENED HERE? >> I CAN.
>> I CAN.
>> I CAN. WE WANT TO START OFF WITH THEY
WERE TIPPED OFF THAT A
DEPARTMENT WAS NOT SHARING
INFORMATION ABOUT AMBLER'S
DEATH.
DEATH.
DEATH. A
DEATH. A WEEK AND+@ A HALF AGO THEY
FINALLY GOT DOCUMENTS AND GOT
THE VIDEO.
THE VIDEO. AGAIN, A WARNING, IT IS
DIFFICULT TO WATCH.
>> Reporter: IT WAS A CAR CRASH
THAT LED TO A FATAL ENCOUNTER
WITH DEPUTIES FROM THE
WILLIAMSON COUNTY SHERIFF'S
OFFICE.
OFFICE.
OFFICE. A
OFFICE. A SCENE ALL TOO FAMILIAR WITH A
PL+@EA FOR MERCY.
THE DRIVER IS JAVIER AMBLER, A
BLACK MAN HEADED HOME FROM POKER
NIGHT WITH FRIENDS AT 1:23 IN
THE MORNING.
THE MORNING. IT WAS MARCH 28TH, 2019.
THE MORNING. IT WAS MARCH 28TH, 2019.+@
AND HE'D SOON BE DEAD ON AN
AUSTIN STREET.
AUSTIN STREET. 15 MONTHS LATER, HIS M+@OTHER'S
GRIEF IS STILL RAW.
>> I SAID WHAT HAPPENED TO MY
SON?
SON?
SON? THEY
SON? THEY SAID, HE'S DEAD.
I ASKED THEM, HOW?
WHAT HAPPENED?
WHAT HAPPENED? AND I JUST LOST+@ IT.
>> Reporter: SHE'S DESPERATE
FOR DETAILS ABOUT HER SON'S
FINAL MOMENTS.
FINAL MOMENTS. >> EVERY+@ DAY I JUST THINK ABOT
HIM.
HIM.
HIM. I
HIM. I WANT TO KNOW, GIVE ME +@SOME
KIND OF INFORMATION.
I NEED TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO
MY BABY.
MY BABY.
MY BABY. I NEED TO KNOW.
>> Reporter: UNTIL NOW, ALL
INVESTIGATORS HAVE TOLD HER IS+@
HER SON DIED IN POLICE C+@USTOD.
AMBLER'S PARENTS WERE LEFT TO
WONDER WHY DEPUTIES WANTED TO
STOP HIM IN THE FIRST PLACE.
IN RECORDS REQUESTED, IT SHOWS
DEPUTIES TRIED TO PULL HIM OVER
FOR FAILING TO DIM HIS
HEADLIGHTS.
HEADLIGHTS. >> T+@HIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'M
HEARING ABOUT THAT.
>> Reporter: BOTH +@OUTLETS
STARTED INVESTIGATING HIS DEATH
THIS FEBRUARY.
THIS FEBRUARY. FOR THREE MONTHS, THE WILLIAMSON
COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE REFUSED
TO RELEASE ANY INFORMATION UNTIL
THE TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL
ORDERED THEM TO.
WE'RE LEARNING ABOUT THIS CASE
NOW BECAUSE THE DOCUMENTS CAME
IN MAY 28TH AND THIS PAST
WEEKEND AUSTIN POLICE RELEASED
ITS BODY CAM FOOTAGE.
>> FLAT+@ ON YOUR STOMACH.
>> I CAN'T BREATHE.
>> FLAT ON YOUR STOMACH.
STOP RESISTING.
STOP RESISTING. >> Reporter: WE ARE STOPPING
VID+@EO OF HIS LAST MOMENTS BUT
YOU CAN HEAR THE AUDIO AS
DEPUTIES CHECK FOR A PULSE.
THEY DO CPR, BUT AMBLER WAS
GONE.
GONE.
GONE. THE
GONE. THE INTERNAL AFFAIRS REPORT
SHOWS DEPUTIES JJ JOHNSON AND
ZACH CAMDEN TASED AMBLER FOUR
TIMES+@ AFTER HE+@ REFUSED TO CY
WITH THEIR MULTIPLE COMMANDS TO
GET ON THE GROUND OR GET DOWN.
THE REPORT CONCLUDES NEITHER
DEPUTY VIOLATED THE DEPARTMENT'S
PURSUIT OR USE OF FORCE POLICIES
AND THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS ANY
DEPUTY WAS DISCIPLINED.
ANOTHER REPORT FILED WITH THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL SAYS AMBLER
DIED OF CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE
AND HYPERTENSIVE DISEASE.
HIS DEATH WAS RULED A HOMICIDE.
AUSTIN POLICE AND TRAVIS COUNTY
DISTRICT ATTORNEY ARE LOOKING
INTO THE CASE AND SHE SAYS
WILLIAMSON COUNTY ISN'T
COOPERATING.
COOPERATING. >> THE INVESTIGATORS CHARGED
WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY
DETERMINING WHAT HAPPENED AND
THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATING THIS
CASE AS IS THEIR USUAL PRACTICE
FEEL THEY HAVE BEEN STONEWALLED.
>> Reporter: HE SAID HE
COULDN'T COMMENT BECAUSE OF THE
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION.
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION. >> A DAD SHOULD NOT BURY HIS
SON.
SON.
SON. >>
SON. >> Reporter: THE AMBLERS' GRIEF
REMAINS.
REMAINS.
REMAINS. THEY, LIKE MANY BLACK PARENTS,
HAVE PRAYED THEIR SON WOULD NOT
MEET THIS FATE AT THE HANDS OF
DEPUTIES BUT NOW JAVIER'S NAME
JOINS A GROWING LIST OF FAMILIES
WHO HAVE HAD THEIR NIGHTMARES
+@COME TRUE.
+@COME TRUE. >> THAT'S MY BOY.
THAT'S MY FIRST BORN.
>> TONY BROKE THE STORY AND DUG
UP ONE OTHER PIECE OF
INFORMATION.
INFORMATION. THE REALITY TV SHOW "LIVE PD"
WAS ROLLING IN THAT SQUAD CAR OF
THE DEPUTY THAT GAVE CHASE THE
NIGHT OF THIS INCIDENT.
THE D.A.
THE D.A.
THE D.A. TELLS US THEY HAVE NOT
YET SHARED ANY OF THE VIDEO