The Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas, or CLEAT, awarded APD Officer, Lenny Quintana, Officer of the Year during it's annual conference last week.  Members of the police labor union say it has nothing to do with his shooting of Nathaniel Sanders outside an East Austin apartment complex May 11th.  Police have said Quintana fired at Sanders after the two struggled for a gun in Sanders' waistband.  Sanders was asleep before that. 

     CLEAT members say Quintana got the award for the way he has conducted himself after the shooting.  They say he has gone through demonization from the media, isolation from some in the department and the community he serves.

     This award comes as part of the independent investigation into the shooting of Sanders was released on Monday.  The Chief agreed with some of its criticisms but says, at the end of the day, the review didn't recommend a new investigation.

     What do you think about the timing of the award?