1 of 2 suspects arrested after Texas shooting that left 14 injured

Police have arrested one man in connection with an overnight shooting that injured 14 people, officials said. The arrest was made by Austin police and the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force.

The arrest came after the city’s Sixth Street entertainment district, filled with revelers resuming post-pandemic life, again became the scene of chaos and bloodshed early Saturday when 14 people were wounded in a mass shooting that intensified questions about public safety and gun violence in one of the nation’s fastestgrowing cities.

Police said they had zeroed in on two suspects involved in previous dispute and were rapidly working to arrest them.

Officials said they believe most of the victims, whose injuries ranged from moderate to critical, were innocent bystanders and said that he believes that no one had died because of swift and heroic actions his officers took.

Dramatic video shows Austin police officers racing toward the scene, then seconds later administering first aid to some of the victims. Cameras captured two officers carrying a woman dressed in red high heels, and in other footage, officers could be seen crouched over a victim in the street providing help. Police said that as ambulances struggled to access the area, officers put victims in squad cars and other police vehicles to drive them to the hospital.