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One person critically injured in shooting during protest in Austin, Texas (VIDEO) One person critically injured in shooting during protest in Austin, Texas (VIDEO)
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Gunfire has erupted during a protest in downtown Austin, resulting in at least one life-threatening injury. A chilling video from the scene shows people screaming and running for cover. Gunfire erupted during a protest in downtown Austin, resulting in at least one life-threatening injury. A chilling video from the scene shows people screaming and running for cover.
Police asked the public to avoid the area while they are investigating the incident, but revealed few additional details. Police asked the public to avoid the area while they investigate the incident, but revealed few additional details.
It was not immediately clear if the shooting was a deliberate attack related to the ongoing protest, but a video from the march captured the moment shots were fired.It was not immediately clear if the shooting was a deliberate attack related to the ongoing protest, but a video from the march captured the moment shots were fired.
However, Hiram Gilberto, an eyewitness who saw the incident unfold from mere three meters away and captured the video, said the shooter was inside a car while the injured person was a protester. However, Hiram Gilberto, an eyewitness who saw the incident unfold and captured the video from a mere three meters away, said the shooter was inside a car and the injured person was a protester.
“A protestor was shot with LIVE ROUNDS today. I was no more ten feet from the shooter and running towards his car.It was TOO CLOSE. Currently on my way to give a witness statement to APD. KEEP THOSE AFFECTED IN YOUR THOUGHTS,” he wrote in a Facebook post. “A protestor was shot with LIVE ROUNDS today. I was no more [than] ten feet from the shooter and running towards his car. It was TOO CLOSE. Currently on my way to give a witness statement to APD. KEEP THOSE AFFECTED IN YOUR THOUGHTS,” he wrote in a Facebook post.
The initial incident call suggested a shooting with “multiple patients involved,” but the first responders found only one adult victim. Medics transported him to a local trauma center with “critical, life threatening injuries.” The initial incident call suggested there was a shooting with “multiple patients involved,” but the first responders found only one adult victim. Medics transported him to a local trauma center with “critical, life-threatening injuries.”
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