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A shooting victim in a popular nightlife district in downtown Austin, Texas, died Sunday, the day after 13 more people were injured in the shooting, police said.
Officials responded to a report of shots fired at around 1:25 a.m. on Saturday in a district known for attracting large crowds to its bars and restaurants.
Joseph Chacon, the interim chief of the Austin Police Department, said at a press conference Saturday afternoon that the shooting appeared to have started as “some kind of interference between two parties.”
He said there was no information to suggest that the victims were deliberately targeted and that most of them were “innocent bystanders”.
The boss said it is possible that there are other injured people who have not sought medical help or reported their injuries to the police.
As the police announced on Saturday lunchtime, one suspect was in custody and a second suspect remained at large. The person in custody has not been identified.
Police said in a statement that the victims were wounded or injured, but the chief said they were all shot.
One of the victims, identified as Douglas John Kantor, 25, died on Sunday, police said.
Chief Chacon said police officers used first aid kits such as chest seals and tourniquets to provide lifesaving aid and that emergency responders at the scene had used all of their supplies.
He said that the downtown area was filled with people at the time of the shooting and that the neighborhood was attracting a pre-pandemic crowd.
Chief Chacon said there has been more gun violence in the city in recent months, an opinion echoed by Mayor Steve Adler.
“The rise in local gun violence is part of a worrying surge in gun violence across the country as we end the pandemic,” the mayor said on Twitter. He added, “One thing is clear – better access to firearms does not mean greater public safety.”
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