Search continues for known transient who shot at restaurant while drunk

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AUSTIN, Texas - The Austin Police Department is still searching for a known transient who shot an off-duty employee at the Usta Kababgy restaurant in North Austin.  30-year-old Eddie Eleazar Rincon is wanted for aggravated assault, a second-degree felony. 

Anyone with information on his whereabouts should contact the Austin Police Department. 

According to the warrant for his arrest, employees at the Halal restaurant had told Rincon to leave the property after he was caught urinating on a wall at the restaurant. Rincon allegedly came back two hours later with a gun and fired at the front door, striking an off-duty employee inside.

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The off-duty employee was shot in his right leg, officers arrived quickly on scene and were able to stop the bleeding with a tourniquet. That effort saved the employee's life, according to the arrest affidavit. The victim is expected to make a full recovery.

Anyone with information on his whereabouts should call the Austin Police Department.