3 dead, 14 injured in downtown Austin mass shooting

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Three people have died, and 14 were injured in a shooting on West Sixth Street overnight Saturday into Sunday, according to Austin-Travis County EMS. 

Austin Police officers responded to the popular street to calls about a man shooting at Buford’s Bar.

APD Chief Lisa Davis said three officers shot back toward the suspect, who died. The suspect has not yet been identified, but was described as a man.

ATCEMS said medics took 14 people to the hospital following the shooting. Of those 14, three were in critical condition as of the last report.

“I’m very thankful for the speed with which our public safety officials responded to this,” said Austin Mayor Kirk Watson. “I don’t think there’s any question that it saved lives.”

Chief Davis said officers and ATCEMS medics were able to respond quickly to the area because of customary staging over on East Sixth Street. ATCEMS Chief Robert Luckirtz said his medics were on scene within 57 seconds of getting the call at 1:59 a.m.

Federal partners also responded to the scene.

KXAN will update this story as more information becomes available. 

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