One dead, 3 injured in Austin shooting incident

One woman died and three others were injured on Sunday after a gunman fired at a crowd in entertainment district of downtown Austin, Texas.

The cops, who reached the spot shortly after reports of shooting at 2 am (local time), described that it was a chaotic scene. Austin police chief said that the officials are trying to establish the identity of the suspects and did not rule out that the attacker might be one of the injured people.

He said that a woman was pronounced dead at the scene, and three other women were taken to University Medical Center Brackenridge with gunshot wounds. Officials described those transported to the hospital as serious, but said their wounds were not considered life-threatening.

He said another victim declined to be transported to the hospital.

“It was a very chaotic scene. A lot of people running in different directions with all the gunshots coming out,” he said.

Police originally reported an active shooter scene in the area, but the police chief said two separate incidents caused the confusion.

He said there was another confrontation in a nearby parking garage and that a shot was fired there. A man was transported to the hospital after that confrontation, but his condition was not immediately known.

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