Crime & Safety
2 Homeless Men Shot Under South Austin Bridge
Suspect still at large after early Monday shooting leaves two people with serious, potentially life-threatening injuries.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Two homeless men were shot in South Austin early Monday while sleeping under a bridge, according to officials.
Austin-Travis County EMS medics transported the two injured men to St. David's South Austin Medical Center with serious, potentially life-threatening injuries after the shooting was reported at around 3:20 a.m. along the 1500 block of West William Cannon Drive. The site is between Woodhue Drive and Cannonleague Drive.
Covered in blood, the injured men were able to flag down a passerby at the nearby Cannon Place Apartments, prompting that person to call police. The victims — a man in his 30s and another in his 60s — were shot in the upper torso as they rested under the bridge, police said.
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Given how dark it is at night in the bridge's underbelly that served as makeshift sleeping quarters for the men, the two victims weren't able to provide a detailed description of the suspect. Police continue to search for the person responsible for the shooting.
FINAL ~1500blk W William Cannon Dr (03:20) #ATCEMSMedics have transported 2 patients from a Gun Shot Wound incident. Patient #1 ~30s male. Patient #2 ~60s male. Both have serious potentially life threatening injuries. EMS is clear the scene. No further information available.
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) October 1, 2018
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