Overview
- A targeted shooting in the Rainey Street entertainment district sent crowds running and wounded one person early Sunday morning, prompting a heavy police and emergency response.
- The victim was struck in the left arm and taken to a hospital with injuries described by police as not life-threatening.
- Videos from nearby balconies show first responders placing the injured person on a stretcher and taking them to an ambulance while helicopters and officers secured the scene.
- Police have made no arrests and have not released a motive as the investigation remains active, and APD says there is no known ongoing threat to the public.
- Officers are also probing a separate downtown shooting and a homicide on Dawson Road that have not been linked, and the events have raised new safety concerns for Austin’s busy nightlife district.