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Austin shooting: at least one dead and 'multiple victims' in Texas Austin shootings leave at least one dead and 'multiple victims'
(about 1 hour later)
An active shooting in Texas has left at least one woman dead and multiple victims, emergency services have confirmed. Two shootings in Texas have left at least one woman dead and multiple victims, emergency services have confirmed.
“Active shooter incident downtown, multiple victims. Stay away from downtown,” Austin police said in a message on Twitter on Sunday. The shootings took place in the area of Sixth Street, a historic entertainment district in downtown Austin, with emergency services raising the alarm between 2am and 3am local time.
Police added that there were “separate shootings in the same area”, but did not confirm how many gunman were believed to be involved or where the attack had taken place. “Active shooter incident downtown, multiple victims. Stay away from downtown,” Austin police said in a message on Twitter on Sunday just before 3am local time.
Active shooter incident downtown, multiple victims. Stay away from downtown. Media: Dont call for updates at this time, more to follow. PIO6Active shooter incident downtown, multiple victims. Stay away from downtown. Media: Dont call for updates at this time, more to follow. PIO6
Police added that there were “separate shootings in the same area”, but did not confirm how many gunman were believed to be involved.
Update: separate shootings within the same area. Both scenes are secure at this time. PIO responding to identify staging area.Update: separate shootings within the same area. Both scenes are secure at this time. PIO responding to identify staging area.
One woman in her 30s was pronounced dead at the scene and three others have been taken to University Medical Center Brackenridge, according to Austin-Travis county emergency services. One woman in her 30s was pronounced dead at the scene and two women and a man who suffered gunshot wounds were taken to University Medical Center Brackenridge, according to Austin-Travis county emergency services. No indication was given as to whether the injuries were life-threatening. Another man was said to have refused to go to hospital. Neither the type nor extent of his injuries was specified.
UPDATE 4: UPDATE 2: Multi GSW's @ 208 E 6th St: ATCEMS Command advising 4 total victims, 3 txpt'd to UMCB & 1 ~30's F pronounced DOS. MTFUPDATE 4: UPDATE 2: Multi GSW's @ 208 E 6th St: ATCEMS Command advising 4 total victims, 3 txpt'd to UMCB & 1 ~30's F pronounced DOS. MTF
KXAN, a local news station, quoted paramedics in the area as saying victims were “spread across the area”, adding that emergency services were responding in the area of 208 East 6th Street. A video posted on Twitter purporting to be from the scene of the shooting showed people running and screaming after shots were heard. Sam Vedamanikam, who posted the footage, tweeted: “I think it was a fight. Police ran immediately into it. Props to the police. We ran to 7th Street to get away from 6th.”
The police department later said “both scenes are secure” and appealed for information, including video, specifically on a shooting on Sixth Street.
FINAL Downtown-5 pts. 1 Ad Fem DOS, 2 Fem/1 male txpt'd to UMCB w/gsw inj. 1 male refusal post assault. Media brief 7th/Brazos time tbd.
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