Here’s some breaking news for you:
Police are responding to a shooting with ‘multiple injuries’ Sunday evening.
Police say an initial call of shots fired came in a little after 7 p.m.
Public Safety Alert – Multiple people shot or injured at 1600 Nash Hernandez Sr. Rd. Please stay away from the location. Follow @Austin_Police for updated information. pic.twitter.com/WhztjsAtBw
— Austin Police Association (@ATXPOA) April 5, 2021
Police have confirmed multiple people have been injured at 1600 Nash Hernandez Sr. Rd. near Edward Rendon Sr. Metro Park.
That’s in east Austin just east of I-35 in a park just north of Ladybird Lake (AKA the Colorado River). It’s a little ways east from Chicano Park and near a recreational ball field/tennis courts/etc. area, just south of a working class Hispanic neighborhood that’s been gentrifying.
APD says to avoid the area for the time being.
APD currently working a shooting incident with multiple injuries. Please avoid the area. On scene supervisor will give a media briefing at 9:15p. Please stage on the south end of the baseball field near 1600 Nash Hernandez Sr Rd. – PIO8
— Austin Police Department (@Austin_Police) April 5, 2021
Report of 20 Gunshots Fired on Riverside. (Riverside, Austin) 📲 Live on @CitizenApp https://t.co/N2XTT2NW0B
— johnnyk2000 (@johnnyk20001) April 5, 2021
I don’t know whether there are significant homeless camps in that park or not.
Developing…
Update: Suspect was reportedly shooting into a crowd at a time when multiple Easter celebrations were going on in the park. Police report none of the injuries seem life-threatening.
Also: “Police report they have located and detained the shooting suspect, who is suffering from a gunshot wound.” (Hat tip: Teddy Brosevelt.)
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