AUSTIN, Texas – Austin police said one person was injured, and a suspect is in custody after a shooting at Austin Central Library Saturday afternoon.
What we know:
Police said they got a call just after noon to 710 West Cesar Chavez St. where the caller said they heard a gunshot.
Officers located a victim inside the library, and they were taken to a hospital.
The victim’s injuries were described as serious, but not considered life-threatening during a police update on the shooting.
Police said the suspect fled the scene and was later located in South Austin and taken into custody around 1:30 p.m.
The library was evacuated because of the shooting.
The city’s notification system sent out a shelter in place alert, but that alert has since been lifted.
What they’re saying:
“Because it’s in a public place, and we didn’t know how many patients and just the number of people calling 911, (we) upgraded it to an active attack,” said Wesley Hopkins, Travis County EMS Chief of Staff.
“We learned very quickly that there were a lot of people in the library that heard something or were concerned. And so, we kind of get that plethora of calls coming into the 911 center,” said Hopkins.
What we don’t know:
No information on the suspect has been released.
The Source: Information in this article comes from the Austin Police Department.
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