AUSTIN, Texas — The Travis County Sheriff’s Office has identified two people killed in a shooting early Sunday in the parking lot of a Northeast Austin nightclub as 19-year-old Layla Williamson and 23-year-old VT Wood-Davion Olden Hornsby, both of Austin.
Deputies responded to a 911 call reporting shots fired just before 4 a.m. Sunday at Bare Cabaret, 9705 Reservoir Court, according to the sheriff’s office. An altercation in the parking lot escalated and multiple shots were fired, officials said.
Hornsby died at the scene, and Williamson died later at a local hospital.
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Investigators said the parties involved knew each other and there is no ongoing threat to the public.
About 400 people were inside the club and parking lot at the time, creating a chaotic scene, according to the sheriff’s office. Deputies spent several hours clearing the area and interviewing witnesses before releasing them.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Travis County Sheriff’s Office tip line at 512-854-1444 or Crime Stoppers at 512-472-8477.