AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Officials say one person is dead and three others have been hospitalized in a shooting in the entertainment district of downtown Austin, and police are looking for a suspect.
Austin Police Chief of Staff Brian Manley says police received reports of gunshots in the crowded entertainment area shortOfficials say one person is dead and three others have been hospitalized in a shooting in the entertainment district of downtown Austin, and police are looking for a suspect.
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Austin Police Chief of Staff Brian Manley says police received reports of gunshots in the crowded entertainment area shortly after 2 a.m. Police arrived to find a chaotic scene and five people shot.
Manley says one woman has been pronounced dead at the scene, and three others, all female, have been taken to University Medical Center Brackenridge with gunshot wounds. He said another victim declined to be transported to the hospital. There was no immediate word on the condition of those taken to UMCB.
Manley says a suspect began firing into the crowd after an initial disturbance.
He said officials are trying to determine who the suspects are and he didn't rule out that a suspect might be one of the people transported to the hospital.
ly after 2 a.m. Police arrived to find a chaotic scene and five people shot.
Manley says one woman has been pronounced dead at the scene, and three others, all female, have been taken to University Medical Center Brackenridge with gunshot wounds. He said another victim declined to be transported to the hospital. There was no immediate word on the condition of those taken to UMCB.
Manley says a suspect began firing into the crowd after an initial disturbance.
He said officials are trying to determine who the suspects are and he didn't rule out that a suspect might be one of the people transported to the hospital.