Crime & Safety
SWAT Team Called To North Austin Home
Details are sketchy related to incident along 1500 block of Choquette Drive that began as a check welfare call on Sunday afternoon.
NORTH AUSTIN, TEXAS — A police SWAT team was dispatched to a North Austin home on Sunday afternoon after officers responded to a call to check on the welfare of a resident there.
Police provided no details about the incident along the 1500 block of Choquette Drive other than to say that a perimeter had been secured. Typically, when SWAT is called to a residence it's due to a person barricading himself inside a dwelling while ignoring commands to exit the building.
In a tweet posted around 1 p.m., police urged people to avoid the area as they seek to resolve the standoff peacefully.
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#APD SWAT responding to the 1500 Blk Choquette Dr. for a Check Welfare Urgent call. Officers are on scene, perimeter is being secured. Please avoid the area. Media, stand by for staging area. WC4
— Austin Police Dept (@Austin_Police) April 7, 2019
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