4 shot in downtown Austin during final weekend of SXSW festival
CBSN
Four people suffered gunshot wounds in a shooting in downtown Austin early Sunday as the city wrapped the final weekend of the South by Southwest Festival, which returned this year after a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19. The shooting occurred around 2 a.m. and all four victims were hospitalized with minor injuries, according to police.
Austin police said Sunday afternoon that a suspect was in custody. They said a preliminary investigation indicated the shooting "started as a disturbance between two groups of people" and it was not a "random act."
According to the Austin-American Statesman, Austin Police Association President Ken Casaday said prior to the shooting, there had been a total of 31 arrests and 19 firearms has been seized in downtown Austin.
