Police in an Austin, Texas suburb have released a suspect’s description following a mass shooting at a Juneteenth celebration over the weekend.
Two individuals had been killed, and 14 others had been wounded at about 10:50 p.m. Saturday in Round Rock, police stated. A search is on for a person described as a Black male with a skinny construct, roughly 5 toes, 7 inches tall with quick dreadlocks. He was sporting a white hoodie on the time of the incident.
The suspect is nineteen to twenty years outdated and ought to be thought-about armed and harmful, native FOX 7 Austin studies.Â
“It breaks your heart for a family that was coming out to enjoy their evening, and now their life is forever changed as a result of somebody who could care less about somebody else’s life,” Round Rock Police Chief Allen Banks stated at a press briefing. “That’s so disappointing. Our goal is to put those folks behind bars and our goal is to get them put away for life.”
TEXAS SHOOTING LEAVES 2 DEAD, MULTIPLE WOUNDED DURING JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION
Police on the scene of a mass shooting within the Austin, Texas, suburb Round Rock on June 15, 2024. (FOX 7 Austin)
Banks stated two teams started combating with one another close to the seller space throughout the Round Rock Juneteenth Festival at Old Settler’s Park when the shooting began. During the battle, at the very least one particular person pulled out a gun and opened hearth.
Police officers and hearth division personnel current on the occasion instantly started offering emergency medical care to the wounded, who had been then taken to hospitals, Allen stated.
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Round Rock’s Juneteenth Festival was scheduled for five p.m. to 12 a.m. at Old Settlers Park, in response to the town’s web site. (FOX 7 Austin)
The injured individuals’s ages vary between 10 and 62, in response to FOX 7. Most of these taken to hospitals have been released, Banks stated. The remaining are in secure situation and are anticipated to be released within the subsequent couple of days.Â
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is providing a $5,000 reward for data resulting in the suspect’s arrest.
The mass shooting rang out simply earlier than 11 p.m. on Saturday, June 15. (FOX 7 Austin)
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Anyone with data is requested to contact Round Rock Police Department’s Detective Maio at 512-341-3135 or e mail rmaio@roundrocktexas.gov.
Fox News’ Landon Mion and The Associated Press contributed to this report.Â