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Two people were injured in the shooting, and the Austin Police Association says it is “so grateful that no more people were shot”.
AUSTIN, Texas – Austin Police are investigating a shootout that injured two people in downtown Austin over the weekend.
According to the APD, the shooting happened in the 500 block on E. Seventh St., across from the ARCH. One man was taken to a hospital by paramedics, the second victim came to the hospital alone.
The APD informed KVUE that there is currently no description of the suspect.
The Austin Police Association tweeted a video allegedly taken during the early morning shooting on Sunday, September 26th.
The video shows people running down the sidewalk before shots are fired. About 10 shots can be heard in the video. Seconds after the shooting, about five police patrol cars can be seen driving onto the street.
The APA said in a Facebook post: “We are so grateful that no more people have been shot.”
KVUE asked the Austin Police Department for the police report.
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In July, the city of Austin passed a resolution to improve the safety of the downtown Sixth Street entertainment district. According to the resolution, City Manager Spencer Cronk has until September 30th to “propose an entertainment licensing process and program that includes safety training for staff and increased coordination and communication with public safety officers.” He is also asked to consult with the Texas Alcohol and Beverage Commission (TABC) on additional strategies to curb underage alcohol consumption, and possibly restrict the presence of underage Austinites on Sixth Street on weekend evenings.
Councilor Kathy Tovo, who sponsored the bill, said the council was well on its way to receiving an update by the deadline.
“It is an absolutely pressing problem. We must do everything we can to make this area really safer for our visitors, for our downtown residents, for our business owners, for the workers who go to work every day, for our Austin Police Department, ”for our officers and our other city workers who are down there on the weekends, especially when there is so much violence going on, “Tovo said.
For the past year, murder and gun violence news has dominated Austin headlines as the city grows and worries about “big-city crime”.
Gun violence has increased over the past five years, according to an APD report released in March.
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It shows that guns used in crimes such as murder, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault rose from 689 in 2015 to 1,546 last year. Gun crimes themselves – such as the possession of a firearm by a felon – more than doubled from 503 in 2015 to 1,110 in 2020. The reports of stolen weapons increased from 864 to 1,016.
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