Austin Police said one person is dead and three others are injured after an officer-involved shooting on 6th Street. It happened minutes before midnight in the 200 block of East 6th Street between Brazos and San Jacinto streets.

Interim Police Chief Robin Henderson briefed reporters about the shooting at a news conference early Sunday morning outside police headquarters. Henderson said the incident started when officers responded to a report of an individual trying to carry a gun into a bar.

Henderson said the suspect pointed a gun at officers. Three APD officers discharged their weapons, hitting the suspect multiple times. The suspect was pronounced dead at the hospital.

[As one resident on X noted this morning, “Austin averaged about 45 murders per year for over 30 years. 3 years after defunding the police there have been 70 plus murders each year, 21, 22 and now 23.” Yeah. Add their incredible entitled homeless problem and residents sure are getting what they voted for. ~ Beege]