Crime & Safety
East Austin Shooting Critically Injures Woman
Officers responded to the 1200 block of E.M. Franklin Avenue for a shooting that left the victim with life-threatening injuries.
EAST AUSTIN, TX — A woman was critically injured in an East Austin shooting on Monday, officials said.
Austin Police said they responded to the shooting along the 1200 block of E.M. Franklin Avenue just after 10 am., reporting the incident as a possible shooting or stabbing.
Austin-Travis County EMS medics provided additional details on Twitter, reporting that the incident involved a shooting that left a woman in her 30s with critical, life-threatening injuries.
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No further details were disclosed.
FINAL #ATCEMSMedics have transported a ~30s female as a Trauma Alert, from a reported Gunshot Wound Incident in the 1200 blk EM Franklin Ave (10:02), to a local trauma facility with critical, life threatening injuries. No other information available, EMS is clear the scene.
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) December 3, 2019
APD is responding to a shoot/stab call in the 1200 block of E M Franklin Avenue. The call came in at 10:02 a.m. and is ongoing. The incident number is 19-3370527. There is no on-scene briefing planned right now. We will provide additional information as it becomes available.
— Austin Police Department (@Austin_Police) December 3, 2019
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