Crime & Safety
Man Threatening To Shoot Arrested At The Domain In North Austin
Police SWAT team deploys pepper spray to subdue suspect who threatened to shoot anyone entering a hotel bathroom, although no weapon found.
NORTH AUSTIN, TX — A man who threatened to shoot anyone getting near him at a North Austin hotel bathroom was arrested Tuesday morning after a SWAT standoff.
Members of an Austin Police Department SWAT team deployed pepper spray in forcing the man to surrender, and no weapon was found. The man had entered a La Quinta Inn and Suites near The Domain shopping center along the 11900 block of North MoPac Boulevard (Loop 1) near Duval Road. just before 5:30 a.m. before entering a bathroom in the lobby while threatening to shoot anyone entering the facility.
Police later said the man was not a hotel guest and was in the throes of either a mental health crisis or drug-induced episode.
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The episode prompted something of a lock-down mode to be implemented, with patrons and hotel guests kept from entering or leaving some floors of the mixed-use development. No injuries were reported.
#APD working a SWAT call-out in the 11000 block of N. MOPAC. PIO is en route, look for his media briefing location. No further information available at this time. Please avoid the area. WC1
— Austin Police Dept (@Austin_Police) April 24, 2018
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