Former Cop Sues City for Post-traumatic Stress.

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The Austin, Texas, police officer who fired the fatal shot that ended the life of Charles Whitman, the sniper who climbed the University of Texas at Austin Tower in 1966 and shot 16 people dead, is suing the city for worker's compensation. He says he suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of the shootings. The City of Austin is appealing an April ruling by the Texas Workers Compensation Commission ordering the city to pay the officer $2,160--based on his 1966 salary of $130 a week--and future medical bills related to his condition. The city appealed in May, seeking a reversal of the judgment and an order for the former officer to reimburse its legal expenses. Austin's assistant city attorney said the city wants to examine the...