At least one person was killed and four others wounded in a shooting in Austin, Texas early Sunday, with police warning that the shooter was still at large.
The incident began
shortly after 2:15am in a busy downtown area filled with bars and nightclubs,
with police warning people on Twitter to steer clear of the area due to an
“active shooter”.
“Active shooter
incident downtown, multiple victims. Stay away from downtown,” Austin police
tweeted.
One woman was killed
and three other women were rushed to a local hospital with gunshot wounds, the
Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services said.
A fifth victim, a man,
refused aid, the ATCEMS said.
Police later confirmed
there had been a second, separate shooting incident in the area, which took
place just minutes later, although only the gunman was injured.
Police across the
country, and especially in Texas, remain on edge after a rash of shooting
incidents, including one on July 7 in Dallas which saw five officers shot dead
by a black extremist as they were protecting a peaceful march against police
brutality.
At the time, police
initially thought they were facing multiple shooters. Instead, it turned out to
be one individual armed with a rifle who was firing from different spots.
-AFP
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