13 seriously injured in mass street shooting in Austin, Texas
The police on Saturday morning are still looking for the bomber, or the attackers, who opened fire on the crowd along 6th Street around 1:30 am, a pedestrian zone at the weekend full of restaurants and public places
At least 13 people have been hospitalized, including two declared life threatening, all in a scene that appears chaotic and like an attack in which the targets were completely random. Here is a video
NEW: This is video of the aftermath of the downtown Austin shooting showing officers performing first aid on the wounded.
– Tony Plohetski (@tplohetski) June 12, 2021
It appears that the police were overwhelmed by the need to assist the victims and that the mysterious shooter fled into confusion and chaos. Austin interim police chief Joseph Chacon described that "Our agents responded very quickly." He detailed: "They were able to immediately initiate life-saving measures for many of these patients, including tourniquet applications, chest seal applications, and other types of first aid equipment."
"We have two critically ill patients," he added. “We have a total of 11 people transported to a hospital, one was transported to another hospital and one person was taken back to an urgent care clinic. So there are a total of 13 victims of shootings ”.
AUSTIN MASS SHOOTING: In this new video, APD officers can be seen carrying a victim away from the scene after the 6th Street shooting that sent at least 13 to the hospital | STORY: https://t.co/rrQcFtdyIh pic.twitter.com/X1fTcxPWUz
– KXAN News (@KXAN_News) June 12, 2021
"I am happy to report that no one died," said the police chief.
But the city is still in tension as the attacker has yet to be captured and a major manhunt is underway.
Austin PD is currently seeking public help …
NBC noted that police are reviewing all available video footage while questioning witnesses:
Appealing to witnesses, Chacon said the reason for the shooting was "unclear," adding that officers were examining video footage from the area.
At present it seems that it was a unique episode, but the attack, or the attackers, are on the loose, so it cannot be excluded that the event may repeat itself. This is why a manhunt has started which is also involving the federal authorities.
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