Gunshots Send Downtown Austin into Momentary Panic at SXSW 2016
Gunshots were fired into the air in downtown Austin early Sunday morning, sending a large crowd from South by Southwest into a momentary panic as police responded to the incident.
USA Today reports that a suspect was taken into custody shortly after a gun was recovered around the intersection of Sixth Avenue and Trinity Street near Trinity Hall, a downtown private events center. Austin City Hall tweeted a warning after the incident, advising people stay away from the intersection where shots were fired.
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