Photo: Austin Police / Courtesy
For: Gustavo Rangel
TEXAS – A mass shooting broke out in one of the entertainment districts most popular in Austin this Saturday morning and 13 people were injured, two of them are in the hospital in critical condition, according to the authorities.
The shooting occurred in the area known as 6th Street in the heart of downtown , the area is full of bars and clubs that stay open until the wee hours of the morning.
APD Officers working shooting downtown. Multiple victims with injuries. Media staging location will be E 9th street and IH 35 SVRD South bound (Valero gas station). Please stay away from 6th street. Will update with briefing time.
– Austin Police Department (@Austin_Police) June 12, 2021
Austin Police reported at a press conference that no one has died and that six injured people were taken to hospitals on patrols because ambulances were having difficulty reaching the scene.
AUSTIN MASS SHOOTING: In this new video, APD officers can be seen carrying a victim away from the scene after the 6th Street shooting that sent at least 13 to the hospital | STORY: https://t.co/rrQcFtdyIh pic.twitter.com/X1fTcxPWUz
– KXAN News (@KXAN_News) June 13, 2021
“6th Street is often a very congested, but this morning there were a lot of people I think it has been the largest number of people we have seen since the beginning of the pandemic and that is why the ambulances struggled to get there, ”said Joseph Chacón, Austin Police Chief.
. @ TxDPS is working with @ Austin_Police to respond to the downtown shooting & ensure the perpetrators are captured & punished to the ful lest extent of the law.
Thank you to APD & first responders for saving lives.
Join Cecilia & I in prayer for those who were injured. pic.twitter.com/tNvtsCRcwg
– Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX)
June 13, 1999
The shooting broke out at that of the 1: 30 am on Sixth Street, so far the reason is not known and the police said that the shooter could not be arrested. The popular street that is located half a mile from the Texas Capitol is closed this Saturday morning while authorities continue to investigate.
Chacón said the FBI has been integrated into research.
The : 00 am no person had died.
The Police say they do not have a good description of the shooter, only that he is a man.
Investigators They are reviewing surveillance video of the area. Chacón asked that people with information on the case call the police. News in development we will be updating.
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