Austin police closed roads near the Travis County Jail and courthouse while they investigated a ‘shoot/stab hotshot’ call that was later determined to be a medical call. Austin police closed roads near the Travis County Jail and courthouse while they investigated a ‘shoot/stab hotshot’ call that was later determined to be a medical call. Austin police closed roads near the Travis County Jail and courthouse while they investigated a ‘shoot/stab hotshot’ call that was later determined to be a medical call. AUSTIN, Texas - Austin police responded to a ‘shoot/stab hotshot' call in Downtown Austin today near the Travis County Jail and courthouse, but after hours of investigation and road closures, they now say it turned out to be a medical incident.
EMS says one person was taken to the hospital with potentially serious, non-life threatening injuries after the incident near W. 10th St. and Nueces St. around 10:24 a.m.
Police had closed the roads for officers to investigate, but the roads have since reopened.
Still no word on the nature of the medical incident.
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Austin police investigating a possible shooting or stabbing Downtown
Police say one person was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries after the incident near the Travis County Jail and courthouse.
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