4 people injured in shooting on Sixth Street early Sunday
AUSTIN, Texas — The Austin Police Department (APD) is investigating a shooting on Sixth Street that happened early Sunday morning.
The call came in at 2 a.m. on March 20. According to police, the shooting occurred at 400 block of E. Sixth Street — the same block where a mass shooting occurred in June last year.
Critical Incident E 6th St / Neches St (02:00) 3 SRU, 2 Motor Medics, Multiple Commanders responding & on the scene with at least 4 GSW patients. Avoid the area. More shots are being reported. More information to follow. pic.twitter.com/21FQZ85l51
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) March 20, 2022
The shooting happened early on the final day of South By Southwest (SXSW) during which first responders, including APD and Austin-Travis County EMS, heightened their presence around Downtown Austin.
Sunday’s shooting happened in the same area where a mass shooting in June 2021 resulted in the death of a man and left 14 others injured. A 19-year-old man was indicted on a murder charge in connection to the shooting. Meanwhile, an 18-year-old was indicted for tampering with evidence in the case.