Crime & Safety
Naked Suspect Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting [UPDATES]
Mid-morning incident that began at 300 block of East Yager left a black male dead after confrontation with police officer.
AUSTIN, TX -- A man shot by police Monday morning has died of his injuries, according to media reports.
Police responded to an apartment complex in the 300 block of East Yager Lane late Monday morning after calls were made about a suspicious man roaming the neighborhood, police said.
Callers said an aggressive man had been roaming the area around the 12000 block of Natures Bend, located in the northeast part of the city.
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After reaching the scene shortly before 10 a.m., police found the nude suspect in the street.
in a spontaneously staged press conference near the site of the shooting, police told reporters the naked suspect charged at an officer before being shot.
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The critically injured suspect was taken to Round Rock Medical Center for treatment of critical injuries, where he died a short time later. He was surprised as an 18-year-old black male.
A spokesman at a news briefing near the site declined to say whether the man killed by police was armed.
“I’m not going to speculate whether this individual was armed or not,” Austin police Chief of Staff Brian Manley told reporters. “That will all be a part of the ongoing investigation.”
Manley also didn’t release the name of either the officer involved in the incident or the suspect. The officer was described as an APD veteran with more than 10 years on the job.
The officer was placed on administrative leave immediately following the incident, which is customary practice after officer-involved shootings.
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From earlier:
AUSTIN, TX -- Police are responding to an officer-involved shooting in northeast Austin.
Law enforcement officials responded to a call of a shooting in the 300 block of East Yager Lane at about 10:40 a.m., KVUE-TV reports.
Police urge people to avoid the areas of Yager, Tech Ridge and Canyon Boulevard for the time being.
According to the Austin American-Statesman, a patient was transported to Round Rock Medical Center with critical injuries.
However, reports indicates no police officers were injured as a result of the incident.
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