Terrible crime in Austin in the US state of Texas: 13 people were injured in a gun attack. Two are in critical condition.
Austin – Terrible bloody act in Texas: 13 people were injured in Austin in a firearms attack in the US * state, two of them seriously. Your life is in danger.
As interim police chief Jospeph Cahcon said at a press conference on Saturday, several shots were fired around 1:30 a.m. on a main thoroughfare in the nightlife district in downtown Austin. Many people were lining the street at the time of the crime. The press conference was called at short notice at 4 a.m.
As the authorities announced in a statement, the perpetrator or perpetrators were initially on the run. They are looking for a man who has been described as black.
13 injured in Austin Gang crime not excluded
Police chief Chacon said of the violence: “We do not yet know what caused it or why it happened.” He called on everyone who had heard of the attack or took cell phone pictures of it to contact the police.
According to the authorities, the attack appeared to be “an isolated incident,” but the investigation is still ongoing. Gang crime cannot be ruled out, but the motive and circumstances have not yet been clarified. The video material from surveillance cameras and body cameras of the police officers are now to be viewed. (cg with dpa) – * Merkur.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA.
