One person died in a shooting in South Austin early Tuesday morning

AUSTIN, Texas – One person has died after a shooting in South Austin early Tuesday morning.

At 12:29 am on November 15, 911 received a call stating that a man with a gun was outside a neighbor’s house on the 2300 block of South 3rd Street. The caller clarified that the man was holding a gun and pointing it directly at a neighbor’s house.

That Austin Police Department (APD) sent officials to the scene of the crime a minute later, according to the APD boss Joseph Chacon, while the caller stayed on the line with the dispatcher and explained that the man had started shooting at the neighbor’s house. The caller heard that several shots had been fired.

Officers arrived at the scene at 12:33 a.m. and gunshots can be heard on officers’ bodycam videos as they exited their vehicles. Officers shot the man who was hit and fell to the ground. After the man’s weapon had been secured, the officers moved in and initiated life-saving measures, the APD said in the press.

The rescue service was released to the scene at 12:37 a.m. and took over life-saving measures. The man was transported to a local hospital, where he later died.

All officers’ bodycam and dashcam footage was active during the shooting. The video will be reviewed and published in 10 business days.

The officer who shot the man is on administrative duty pending the investigation.

All information about the crime scene is still preliminary, as the investigation is still ongoing. Check for updates again.

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