AUSTIN, Texas (KEYE) — A person is in the hospital and a suspect is in custody after shots were fired at the Austin Central Library downtown, police announced.
The Austin Police Department said that a call came in on Saturday around 12:06 p.m. regarding multiple calls reporting hearing shots fired at the Austin Central Library at 710 W. Cesar Chavez St.
“It was a confusing scene with so many callers, as you can expect,” APD Assistant Chief Lee Rogers said.
Responding officers located one victim and transported them to the hospital. That person is in serious but stable condition, according to police.
Police said that suspect had fled the scene prior to the arrival of the officers. He was described as a thin black man who was last seen wearing a gray hoodie, green shorts, black pants, black shoes and two black bags.
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APD says that the suspect was taken into custody at 1:26 p.m. in south Austin in coordination between officers at the scene and in the field.
Police say that the shooting was an isolated incident between the suspect and the victim and not an active shooter event.
A shelter in place order was sent out to the area; police say it has since been lifted.
Multiple officers cleared the scene, and police said there were no other reports of casualties or shots fired after officers got to the library.
APD is currently investigating and processing the crime scene inside the library.