At least 13 people were injured early Saturday morning in a gunshot in downtown Austin, Texas.
“There were a total of 13 victims who sustained gunshot wounds or were injured. Eleven victims are in stable condition, and two victims are in critical condition. At this time, no fatalities have been reported,” Austin Police Department (APD) said in a statement released early Saturday morning.
According to a press statement, APD said- “Saturday, June 12, 2021, at 1:24 a.m., Austin police responded to multiple shots fired near the 400 block of E. 6th Street. At that time, a large crowd of people began to disperse in the area”.
Officers initially located several victims who had sustained gunshot wounds and were injured, police said.
Officers immediately began performing life-saving measures on multiple victims, transported six victims in police vehicles to the hospital. Three victims were transported in personal vehicles and Austin-Travis County EMS transported four victims to local hospitals, APD said.
Official said, “the suspect(s) remains at-large. It is unknown if there is one, or multiple suspects involved. There is one suspect described as a black male, with dread locks, wearing a black shirt and a skinny build”.
The area will be closed for an extended amount of time to process the crime scene. Investigators are collecting and reviewing camera footage and surveillance video, police said.
The investigation is ongoing and this information is preliminary, police said.
APD Interim Chief Joseph Chacon provided a briefing at the scene based on preliminary information. The briefing can be viewed here: www.facebook.com/AustinPolice/videos/2897690090559019
Detectives are asking anyone with information or video of the incident to call APD Aggravated Assault Unit at 512-974-TIPS, utilize the Crime Stoppers tip line at 512-472-8477 (TIPS), or the Crime Stoppers app. You may remain anonymous.
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