Crime & Safety

Police SWAT Team Dispatched To Downtown Austin Hotel

Barricaded person at Fairmont Hotel prompted arrival of special teams unit before incident ended peacefully some 45 minutes later.

AUSTIN, TX — A police SWAT team was dispatched to a downtown hotel early Sunday amid reports of an "armed barricaded" person, police said.

The incident occurred around 7:15 a.m. at the Fairmont Austin hotel, 101 Red River St. The situation concluded without incident shortly after 8 a.m., police said.

Police didn't specify what prompted the barricade, nor if anyone was arrested as a result.

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