One person is killed at North Austin business park; police say no threat to the public
Police are investigating the killing of one person Saturday at a North Austin business park at North Lamar Boulevard and West Anderson Lane.
A 911 caller at 2:11 p.m. reported a shooting involving two people in the 7800 block of North Lamar Boulevard, Sgt. Lee Knouse, a public information officer for the Austin Police Department, told reporters at a press briefing. Knouse said that Austin police, the Austin Fire Department, Austin-Travis County EMS and the Department of Public Safety all responded to the scene.
Austin-Travis County EMS pronounced the victim dead at the scene about 2:30 p.m.
Knouse said there is no threat to the public because the shooting is considered an isolated incident. He was unable to provide a motive for the killing, citing the ongoing investigation. Knouse said the parties involved in the death are all accounted for, but he did not elaborate.
Police said anyone with information should contact the department's tip line, 512-974-TIPS. Information can be submitted anonymously via Capital Area Crime Stoppers online, austincrimestoppers.org, or by calling 512-472-8477.
This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Police determine no threat to public in North Austin shooting
