Gonna be a long day for some and with IH-35 shut down it will be havoc in the roadway system.
And they are apparently still processing the scene.
Austin Police Department Assistant Chief Raul Munguia told reporters that a 911 call reported
shots being fired at 2:22 a.m. local time (3:22 a.m. ET). An officer outside the force’s
headquarters then spotted the suspect fire a gun.
Munguia said suspect was in a vehicle but when officers approached they “noticed what
appeared to be an improvised explosive device” inside. They dragged the suspect away from
vehicle for his safety but noticed he was wearing “some kind of vest” and “backed away
from the suspect” before creating a security perimeter around the scene.
By 6 a.m. local time (7 a.m. ET) officers had still not been able to get near the suspect.
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Wearing some kind of vest???? I have some vests, my husband has two. We have never secured them at all. Some of mine have buttons, one has a frog. Hubby’s new years vest has a chain. They are all some kind of vest. Pretty scary! Perhaps this guy’s vest looked bomb like.