Austin police release 911 audio, bodycam footage of fatal SWAT situation

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The Austin Police Department (APD) has released bodycam footage and 9-1-1 audio from an officer-involved shooting last month.

56-year-old Robert Bruce Richart died following a SWAT situation in southwest Austin on Wednesday, October 27 that ended after a fire in Richart's home led him to leave his residence with weapons in his hands. The SWAT situation reportedly began after Richart opened fire on people with code enforcement who were conducting lawn maintenance on his yard.

The incident was caught on an officer’s body-worn camera. APD released the footage as well as 9-1-1 audio during a live press conference today.

𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗘𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁, 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝘄𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲
According to police, APD officers were assisting Austin Code Enforcement with a search warrant service for nuisance and abatement at the residence of 10610 Pinkney Lane around 9:16 a.m. on October 27. They attempted to make contact with the resident, and when they were unable to make contact, they left a copy of the search warrant on the front door.

Austin Code Enforcement then began to conduct lawn maintenance on the yard.

Around 10:21 a.m., shots were fired from inside the home. An Austin Code Enforcement employee sustained minor injuries and was transported to Dell Seton Medical Center at the University of Texas.

A SWAT call was then initiated for an armed, barricaded subject.

Mental Health officers and an APD Crisis Negotiator also responded. De-escalation attempts were made for several hours but police were unsuccessful and unable to communicate with Richart.

𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐒𝐖𝐀𝐓 𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞
Around 3:19 p.m., APD SWAT officers were in the back yard of the residence when they began to take gunfire from Richart inside his house. Richart fired many shots at the officers, according to police.

This led police to make entry into the home through the front door using a robot. The robot visuals showed a fire was started in the residence and was quickly spreading, according to police. Police said it was unclear where Richart was firing from inside of the residence.

Officers continued to request that Richart exit the residence for approximately 20 minutes. He would not exit, according to police. During this time, the fire continued to spread and now the home was fully engulfed in flames from the fire.

The Austin Fire Department began to attempt to extinguish the fire.

𝐒𝐖𝐀𝐓 𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐫-𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠
Around 3:39 p.m., the garage door opened, and Richart began walking out of the garage with weapons in his hands. A SWAT officer fired at him and he fell to the ground, according to police.

The officers disarmed him and moved Richart to safety away from the burning residence. After Richart was moved, first responders began life-saving measures. During this time, the Austin Fire Department was able to fully extinguish the fire.

Richart was then taken to a local area hospital, where he later died from his injuries.

The officer involved has been identified as Officer Eric Strnad.

Officer Strnad has been with APD for 8 years and 7 months. Per normal APD protocol, he was placed on administrative leave. APD says it will be conducting two concurrent investigations into this incident: a criminal investigation by the APD Special Investigations Unit in conjunction with the Travis County District Attorney's Office, and an administrative investigation conducted by the APD Internal Affairs Unit, with oversight from the Office of Police Oversight.