AUSTIN, Texas — A shooting in a crowded entertainment district of downtown Austin early Sunday set off a chaotic scene, leaving one woman dead and three others wounded and police searching for a suspect. Photo courtesy of Telegraph.co.uk Austin Police Chief of Staff Brian Manley says police received reports of gunshots in the crowded entertainment area shortly after 2 a.m. Police arrived to find a chaotic scene and five people shot. Manley says a suspect began firing into the crowd after an initial disturbance. He said a woman was pronounced dead at the scene, and three other women were taken to the 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. Manley said another victim declined to be transported to the hospital. “It was a very chaotic scene,” Manley said. “A lot of people running in different [...]
