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RandySF

(58,884 posts) Sun Jul 26, 2020, 12:39 AM Jul 2020

1 killed during downtown Austin protest

t least one person was killed in downtown Austin on Saturday night in the midst of a protest, and medics are searching for additional victims, according to Austin-Travis County EMS.

The shooting happened around 9:50 p.m. at Sixth Street and Congress Avenue, and the public should avoid the area, EMS officials said. Callers reported that multiple people were injured, EMS officials said.

Medics said they were performing CPR on the individual. Police later posted on Twitter that they were treating the incident as a homicide.

The person who was shot was taken to the hospital, EMS officials said.

A protester, who filmed the scene via Facebook Live, said someone charged into the crowd and shot some of the protesters.

According to the protester’s video hours into the Black Lives Matter march, car honking could be heard before at least five gunshots were unleashed. Several screaming protesters immediately took cover.

Austin police officials said they will update the public in the near future.

https://www.statesman.com/news/20200725/1-killed-during-downtown-austin-protest

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1 killed during downtown Austin protest (Original Post) RandySF Jul 2020 OP

Damn! burrowowl Jul 2020 #1

Interested to find out who the shooter is and motivation. Nevilledog Jul 2020 #2

Proud boys?? jpak Jul 2020 #3

I looked at the video...I don't think so LeftInTX Jul 2020 #6

omg.. so tragic.. thanks for the report as you Cha Jul 2020 #10

How awful! LeftInTX Jul 2020 #4

I have a son there and he has been known to do protests. Things are heating up other places. LizBeth Jul 2020 #5

Me too. Dustlawyer Jul 2020 #14

"someone charged into the crowd and shot some of the protesters." DFW Jul 2020 #7

"Pastor" Rick Wiles must be pleased. moondust Jul 2020 #8

Hmm, I wonder who would be motivated to inject violence into ecstatic Jul 2020 #9

It happened at an intersection LeftInTX Jul 2020 #11

Update LeftInTX Jul 2020 #12

there are regular callers, possibly paid, and possibly from foreign countries, who call rw radio to certainot Jul 2020 #13

I believe it... LeftInTX Jul 2020 #16

The shooter is in custody and cooperating with officials, police said. KY_EnviroGuy Jul 2020 #15

Thank you for the update LeftInTX Jul 2020 #17

Video purported to be of incident here: Dennis Donovan Jul 2020 #18

Reports were man carrying rifle a approached car, driver shot him through window from inside car Baclava Jul 2020 #19

He might get away with it then Polybius Jul 2020 #21

Also been reported that the armed protestors fired first madville Jul 2020 #22

WTF dalton99a Jul 2020 #20

burrowowl

(17,641 posts)

1. Damn!

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sun Jul 26, 2020, 12:42 AM

Jul 2020

Nevilledog

(51,112 posts)

2. Interested to find out who the shooter is and motivation.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sun Jul 26, 2020, 12:43 AM

Jul 2020

jpak

(41,758 posts)

3. Proud boys??

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sun Jul 26, 2020, 12:43 AM

Jul 2020

LeftInTX

(25,363 posts)

6. I looked at the video...I don't think so

Reply to jpak (Reply #3)

Sun Jul 26, 2020, 01:22 AM

Jul 2020

I don't know what happened. I see them approach an intersection and some protesters turn their heads to the left because they are distracted by something they see. Then there appears to be chaos and gunshots coming from where the protesters were looking. It happened real fast, but there may have been a brief altercation before shots were fired.

I'm reading some comments on the FB Live video. Someone with the BLM protesters was carrying a rifle. There was some altercation at an intersection. (Sounds like the guy in a car was annoyed that protesters were in the intersection) Guy gets out of the car and shoots the guy carrying the rifle with a pistol... Who knows if this is true.....

Cha

(297,273 posts)

10. omg.. so tragic.. thanks for the report as you

Reply to LeftInTX (Reply #6)

Sun Jul 26, 2020, 01:48 AM

Jul 2020

read it. I hope they catch whomever did it.

LeftInTX

(25,363 posts)

4. How awful!

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sun Jul 26, 2020, 12:58 AM

Jul 2020

LizBeth

(9,952 posts)

5. I have a son there and he has been known to do protests. Things are heating up other places.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sun Jul 26, 2020, 01:12 AM

Jul 2020

Dustlawyer

(10,495 posts)

14. Me too.

Reply to LizBeth (Reply #5)

Sun Jul 26, 2020, 03:46 AM

Jul 2020

DFW

(54,397 posts)

7. "someone charged into the crowd and shot some of the protesters."

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sun Jul 26, 2020, 01:26 AM

Jul 2020

Someone?

How about some more specific information on who "someone" is? The caliber of the slug(s) would be a good start in finding out.

moondust

(19,986 posts)

8. "Pastor" Rick Wiles must be pleased.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sun Jul 26, 2020, 01:36 AM

Jul 2020

"Holy" man knows Jeebus wants to see more "holey" men.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213805504

ecstatic

(32,705 posts)

9. Hmm, I wonder who would be motivated to inject violence into

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sun Jul 26, 2020, 01:43 AM

Jul 2020

a peaceful protest about police brutality? Any guesses?

🚔 🚓 👮?♂️👮?♀️ 👮 🚨

LeftInTX

(25,363 posts)

11. It happened at an intersection

Reply to ecstatic (Reply #9)

Sun Jul 26, 2020, 01:56 AM

Jul 2020

The protesters where crossing an intersection and the traffic was stopped at a red light. I hear a bunch of honking and people look in the direction, then I hear shots. Someone said there were two guns involved and that the protester was carrying a rifle himself and the guy from the car shot him with a handgun.

LeftInTX

(25,363 posts)

12. Update

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sun Jul 26, 2020, 02:30 AM

Jul 2020

Last edited Sun Jul 26, 2020, 03:07 AM - Edit history (1)

The shooting happened around 9:50 p.m. at Fourth Street and Congress Avenue, EMS officials said. Austin police said the male victim was carrying a weapon when he approached a vehicle. The person in the vehicle then shot the man.

https://www.statesman.com/news/20200725/man-shot-to-death-during-downtown-austin-protest

I saw the pictures of the protester carrying a rifle. Did the person in the car freak out when he saw the rifle? Very sad. Too many guns.

Protester's wife is in a wheelchair. I'm seeing her now on FB Live, she's out with the protesters and they're comforting her.

The guy killed was white, large frame, carrying a rifle. Several other guys with him are carrying rifles. They are also white. To be honest if I was in the car and saw guys carrying rifles, I would probably freak out. You can't tell that they're BLM protesters, unless you are familiar with the group.

certainot

(9,090 posts)

13. there are regular callers, possibly paid, and possibly from foreign countries, who call rw radio to

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sun Jul 26, 2020, 03:44 AM

Jul 2020

say how inconvenienced they are that the protestors are blocking roads they need to ride on.

thats been going on for 20 years

LeftInTX

(25,363 posts)

16. I believe it...

Reply to certainot (Reply #13)

Sun Jul 26, 2020, 03:51 AM

Jul 2020

The victim was interviewed earlier and says he carries mainly because of issues with traffic and his right to protest. (I'm sure Austin has a permit-less free speech ordinance. San Antonio does...but legalities have ongoing for years)

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,492 posts)

15. The shooter is in custody and cooperating with officials, police said.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sun Jul 26, 2020, 03:51 AM

Jul 2020

Per the article cited above, updated at 2:16 AM.

Snip....

According to a witness, the incident began when the driver on Fourth Street honked, turned right and sped down Congress, driving through the crowd. He appeared to hit an orange barrier in the road and came to a stop, said Michael Capochiano, who attended the protest.

“There were people around the car, yelling, and people sounding like they were frightened,” Capochiano said.

A protester with a rifle approached the car, and the driver pointed his own gun outside the window, Capochiano said. The driver fired several shots, then sped away, he said.

The man with the rifle “dropped to the ground when he got shot,” Capochiano said.

RIP........