Austin police officer injured in South Austin hostage standoff returns home. What we know

Four people were left dead, including an Austin police SWAT officer, and two others were injured after a standoff in a South Austin home on Saturday, marking the first time in more than a decade that an officer has been killed in a line-of-duty shooting.

Officers found two people dead in the home. The gunman also died, although it's uncertain how as police did not specify.

Officer Jorge Pastore was later identified as the SWAT officer who was killed when the team breached the home. Officials have not released the names of the other people found dead in the home.

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A second SWAT officer was also shot by the gunman but was said to be in stable condition at a press conference held hours after the shooting by Interim Austin police Chief Robin Henderson. A woman was able to escape the home with stab wounds and was taken to the hospital, officials said. Officials have not released the names of the injured officer or the woman who escaped.

Anna Sabana, a manager with the Austin Police Department's public information office, told the Statesman they do not plan to release any other information on Sunday, but said they would post it on social media if that were to change.

Here's what we know:

Injured officer headed home to recover

The officer who was injured during the hostage standoff this past weekend that four people dead, including an Austin SWAT officer, is heading home to continue recovering, according to a tweet by the Austin Police Department on Tuesday.

"We would like to express our deepest gratitude for the support & well wishes that have flooded in from our community," the tweet read.

Jorge Pastore's funeral scheduled for Friday, Nov. 17

Jorge Pastore's funeral is set for Friday.

The funeral and visitation will be held at 11 a.m. the Germania Insurance Amphitheater at the Circuit of the Americas. It will be preceded by a funeral procession, starting at 8 a.m. near MoPac and 2222, of police and other emergency vehicles.

What happened Saturday?

At 2:38 a.m., a woman screaming for help called 911, saying she was being stabbed.

Officers arrived at the scene at 2:49 a.m. and noted a suspect was inside a home with two injured victims.

A third victim, a woman, escaped before officers arrived and was taken at 3:03 a.m. to a local hospital for her injuries.

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Officers entered the home about 3 a.m. but retreated after a person inside shot at them.

SWAT officers were called for backup and arrived to the scene about an hour later and forced themselves inside the home around 4:11 a.m. The suspect shot at police, with a firefight ensuing in which two officers and the suspect were hit. The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene.

One officer died from his injuries "despite the tremendous efforts of our officers, EMS attack medics, Austin Fire Department and local hospital staff," Henderson said. Another was taken to a hospital and is in stable condition.

Two other people inside the home were found dead.

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Where did the shooting happen?

The shooting occurred at 9308 Bernoulli Drive, an area off West Gate Boulevard, south of U.S. 290 and east of MoPac.

Austin police presence still seen on Sunday

On Sunday morning and afternoon there was still a police presence on the block of Bernoulli Drive, as the usually quiet demeanor of the neighborhood had been disrupted.

Parts of the street were tapped off and officers were walking in and out of the house.

Some residents of Tanglewood Oaks walking their dogs on stopped briefly to look at the scene – which had calmed considerably in the 30-or-so hours since the incident.

One resident had brought officers Starbucks coffee and yellow flowers on Sunday, an officer on the scene told the American-Statesman.

Who is Jorge Pastore, the officer killed in the shooting?

Jorge Pastore, the SWAT officer who was killed, has been described as having a "big personality" and being the kind of guy who was "always smiling, always happy and always proud to be in uniform" by those that knew him.

"His whole career, his whole life was ahead of him," said Dennis Farris, former Austin police officer and president of the Austin Police Retired Officers Association. "We truly are worse off today because he's not with us anymore. Austin has lost a true hero."

What did Austin Police Department officials say?

Henderson said the name of the officers involved would not be released at this time.

She said APD will conduct a criminal investigation as well as an administrative investigation into the incident.

"This has been a very tragic day, a very tragic incident for all involved," she said.

She noted the investigation is in its early stages and that details are subject to change.

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When was the last time an Austin officer was shot on duty?

This marks the first time in more than a decade that an Austin officer has died in an on-duty shooting. The last officer to die in an on-duty shooting was officer Jaime Padron in April 2012.

Since Padron's death in 2012, COVID-19 and car crashes have killed six more officers in the line of duty, according to the Austin Police memorial page.

The Austin Police Retired Officers Association published a post on X, formerly Twitter, commenting on the recent officer's killing.

"Our hearts are heavy this morning with the news of one of our brothers with APD having been shot and killed in the line of duty," the post said. "Please pray for his family all the APD family and for the speedy recovery of a second officer wounded in the same incident."

Will Austin police release body cam footage, audio of the shooting?

Henderson said officers' body-worn cameras captured footage of the shooting.

Generally, Austin police release bodycam footage as well as 911 recordings within 10 days of an officer-involved shooting incident.

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