Video appears to show police firing "less-lethal" rounds at group aiding injured protester

A video posted on Twitter Sunday night appears to show APD officers firing "less-lethal" rounds on a group of people attempting to get medical attention for an injured protester.

It happened outside of the police headquarters at 8th Street and I-35 during the protests over George Floyd's death in Minneapolis by a police officer.

The protesters in the video are carrying 20-year-old Justin Howell. His brother, Joshua, said he's a political science major at Texas State University and was shot in the head by an APD officer's "less lethal" round.

"Justin is still in critical condition, unfortunately," said Joshua Howell

On Monday, APD Chief Brian Manley said overhead HALO cameras caught a person throwing a water bottle at police guarding APD headquarters on Sunday. That person was with another individual who spun a backpack 360 degrees to gain velocity and flung it toward the officers. Manley said one of the officers fired a bean bag round intended for the man who threw the backpack but instead hit the 20-year-old victim in the head.

"It appears he hit his head when he fell to the ground as well," said Manley.

"Everyone is in agreement, Justin didn't do anything wrong," said Joshua.

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The twitter video shows a group of people rushing the injured person toward APD HQ, as they were instructed to do so according to Manley, but then they are fired upon by "less-lethal" weapons.

"To add insult to injury, when the protesters were following instructions," said Joshua.

Joshua said his brother is recovering from a fractured skull and brain damage. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Joshua said getting information from doctors about his brother comes at a slower pace. Since the incident, Joshua said he still hasn't been able to talk to his brother yet.

The "less lethal" rounds fired at those carrying Justin is now under review, according to Manley.

"You really can't take comfort in these 'less-lethal' rounds. They're only less lethal by technicality and anything shot out of shotgun is lethal," said Joshua.

When asked about the incident on Monday, Manley said in part "this is not what we set out do to as a police department, this is not what we set out do to this weekend."

Halo cameras will be used to determine which officer fired at Justin and Manley said the investigation will be conducted as if it's an officer-involved shooting.

In an opinion piece on The Battalion, Joshua said his brother has a fractured skull and has brain damage.