BREAKING: Random Shooter/s, Shelter in Place Order for Austin Lifted
A shelter-in-place order for South Austin has been lifted following multiple random shootings in the area. Police have reported up to ten shooting incidents, resulting in four injuries, with one victim sustaining serious wounds. Two suspects are in custody while a third remains at large, prompting police to advise residents to secure their vehicles.
- ▪Austin police reported multiple random shootings, with up to ten incidents occurring since last night.
- ▪Four people have been injured, including one with serious injuries.
- ▪The shelter-in-place order for South Austin has been lifted, and two suspects are in custody.
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BREAKING: Random Shooter/s, Shelter in Place Order for Austin Lifted Beege Welborn 5:35 PM | May 17, 2026 AP Photo/Eric Gay This is some pretty scary news out of Austin, Texas, right now.News reports indicate that since last night, there have been what police are calling 'multiple random shootings' across the city. So far, they can account for nine incidents, with four people injured. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_4"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_4"]]) }); They've had issued a shelter-in-place for a huge section of it.BREAKING: Austin, TX Police have issued a SHELTER-IN-PLACE warning for a large swath of the city, seen in the below map, as a shooter is going around firing AT RANDOM in the areaUp to NINE…
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