Two Austin police officers have been indicted on murder charges for killing an Austin man who was having a mental health crisis in 2019

• Two Austin Police officers linked to the shooting of Mauris DeSilva were indicted on murder charges.
• This is one officer's second indictment on murder charges this year.
• Officer Christopher Taylor's lawyer argued DeSilva was a threat to him at the time of the incident.

Two Austin police officers have been indicted on murder charges in the fatal shooting of Mauris DeSilva in 2019, according to local news reporters.

Officer Christopher Taylor's was indicted on Friday, Austin Sanders, a staff writer for the Austin Chronicle, reported on Twitter. This is Taylor's second murder indictment this year.

Officer Karl Krycia, charged with murder and deadly conduct, turned himself in on Friday afternoon, according to a report on Twitter by Tony Plohetski, an investigative reporter in Austin.

During a mental health crisis at a downtown condo in 2019, DeSilva was carrying a knife, which Taylor's attorney argued was a threat to him and other police officers at the scene, Sanders said.

DeSilva's family attorney argued that less-lethal weapons could have been used instead, according to Sanders.

APD labeled DeSilva as an "emotionally disturbed person." The person who contacted 911 apparently requested a mental health officer, but did not receive a response.