Austin shooting spree: 3 held after at least 12 incidents, police say
Mayor Kirk Watson said no motive has been identified and the shootings appear to be random.
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Mayor Kirk Watson said no motive has been identified and the shootings appear to be random.
Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis played surveillance video and police body cam video.
Four teenage girls were killed at an Austin yogurt shop in 1991, a crime that has haunted the city for decades.
The officer killed in the shooting was identified by the Austin Interim Chief of Police as Officer Jorge Pastore.
First responders received a call around 3:00 a.m. Saturday with a victim screaming that she was being stabbed.
The settlement brings the total amount Austin officials have approved for people injured in the May 2020 protests to over $13 million.
Eight Austin police officers indicted for their actions during the 2020 George Floyd protests and riots have each been released on a $1 cash bond.
It ranks among the most indictments on a single police department in the U.S. over tactics used by officers during the widespread protests.
Lewis "Andy" Traylor of the Austin Police Department was pronounced dead Saturday while hospitalized from the Wednesday morning crash.
A deadly weekend mass shooting in Austin's famed entertainment district arose from a feud between two groups of Central Texas teenagers, according to a police affidavit filed Wednesday.
One suspect is in custody and another is at large after a shooting that injured 14 people in a popular entertainment district in downtown Austin early Saturday, police said.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott vowed he would sign legislation that would make it harder for communities to defund the police after a weekend shooting in Austin.
Austin police Officer Christopher Taylor is accused in the warrant of murder in the April 24, 2020 shooting death of Michael Ramos.
Calls for Brian Manley to resign have been persistent since the April police killing of Michael Ramos, who was driving away from officers.
A Texas law enforcement association erected two billboards last week, warning drivers to enter Austin at their own risk after the city reduced its police department budget.
In a unanimous vote, the Austin City Council moved to cut the police department's $434 million budget by about one-third next year and move the money to social services.
An Army sergeant says he's the person who shot and killed a Black Lives Matter protester in Austin Saturday night and he did it in self-defense, according to the Dallas law firm representing him.
"This incident is of immense importance to our community and has generated questions that deserve answers," Austin Police said in a statement.
Sheila Foster said she was told her son was pushing his fiancee, who uses a wheelchair, through an intersection when the suspect was driving "erratically" through the crowd.
Firefighters arrived at the scene around 5:30 a.m. on Monday, but the piece of public art was already destroyed.
The move only requires officers to pursue felony marijuana cases, where there is an intent to sell. Misdemeanor cases would be dismissed.
An Austin man who was arrested for fighting with his stepson is accused of threatening to kill all the students at the high school the teen attends.
Baby Elijah has been found safe and is now with Child Protective Services.
The woman reported Rev. Gerold Langsch first anointed her chest with holy water, then began to apply lotion, massaging a breast, pinching a nipple and asking "Does that feel good?"
Cory Harris reported to the Sex Offender Apprehension and Registration Unit that he was moving to Dallas on February 15, but he has yet to register with Dallas Police.
