APD said one person was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
AUSTIN, Texas — One person is injured after a shooting on Rainey Street early Sunday morning.
According to the Austin Police Department, the incident happened near River Street around 1:24 a.m.
Police said one person was taken to Dell Seton Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.
A suspect fled the scene and has not been arrested in connection with the shooting.
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APD could not provide any other details about the victim, suspect description or what led to the shooting.
A manager at a nearby business told KVUE police came by on Sunday to collect evidence and retrieve a possible fragment of a ricocheted bullet.
Witnesses say and video posted online appears to show the victim was outside of Paseo, a high-rise apartment building.
Two residents told KVUE they arrived home minutes later.
“About 1:24 a.m., we have a Paseo group chat, and there are messages saying, ‘Hey, did you guys hear those gunshots?’ And we pulled up at 1:29 a.m. and there’s still a guy laying on the ground over there,” said Philipp Jenkin.
“I feel like the bars handle it really well,” said Joanna McCray. “We have a lot of residents who are in the bars, and they hunkered everyone down, put them in bathrooms and like shut down. Handled protocol really well. I feel like the street really came together and trying to figure out a solution.”
One first-time visitor from the Dallas area described hearing the gunshots just after 1 a.m.
“We stayed at the Cambria right here, and we really were about to fall asleep, and then we just heard like gunshots,” said visitor Hayden Barnes. “So, it was basically one shot. It was like, ‘Boom,’ and then, ‘Boom boom boom boom boom.’ So it was a lot of shots like right back to back.”
In a statement, a representative from the high-rise’s developer told KVUE they are aware APD responded to a reported shooting outside and that they’re in contact with law enforcement to confirm details.
“As a precaution, we are increasing our on-site security presence and have communicated directly with residents and hotel guests,” the spokesperson said.