North Austin Stabbing Leads To SWAT Call (Updated)

AUSTIN, TX — Police on late Thursday morning were called to the scene of a stabbing in North Austin where they found an injured person before dispatching a SWAT team to deal with a barricaded suspect.

The call came in just after 11:30 a.m. along the 500 block of Deen Avenue. Upon arrival, police found a stabbing victim who was rushed to a local hospital for treatment. The age, gender and condition of the stabbing victim was not disclosed.

By just after 3 p.m., the suspect exited the building where he had barricaded himself before being quickly placed in custody, Sgt. David Daniels told reporters in an impromptu press conference.

No further details were provided.