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Omar L. Gallaga

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Omar L. Gallaga is a freelance journalist living in Central Texas who has written for NPR, The Wall Street Journal, Rolling Stone, Engadget, Hispanic Magazine, CNN, MSNBC, and The Washington Post. He was a longtime technology and culture writer at The Austin American-Statesman, where he helped launch the newspaper ¡ahora sí! and two podcasts.

After police officers in Houston killed 27-year-old Nicolas Chavez, the man’s father, Joaquín, later found out the story he heard from police wasn’t the whole truth. Contrary to police reports, the law-enforcement officers didn’t appear to be in significant danger when they fired their weapons; a video taken…