AUSTIN, Texas — Police are investigating a shooting near the University of Texas at Austin campus late Sunday night. Officials are still looking for the suspects.
The Austin Police Department said they got a call to West 22nd and Pearl streets, just a few blocks off campus, around 11:21 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 31.
On Monday afternoon, police said reports of a 50-minute response time to the incident were incorrect.
According to Austin police, the 11:21 p.m. call followed initial reports of possible shots fired around 10:40 p.m. that were later confirmed to be fireworks in the West Campus area.
Police said the first APD officer was assigned to the 11:21 p.m. shots-fired call at 11:25 p.m. and arrived on the scene within six minutes at 11:31 p.m. The total time between the initial shooting report and the officer's arrival was 10 minutes, Austin police said.
Police said one victim was transported to a hospital with gunshot wounds, but their injuries were not life-threatening
Now officials are searching for the suspects. Police said the suspects were driving an older silver SUV, possibly a Lexus. Four people were inside, three men and a woman. Police said the vehicle was headed back toward Guadalupe Street from the neighborhood where the shooting occurred.
Police are working to gather more information. At this time, they do not think the suspect is affiliated with UT.
If you have any information related to this incident, call Austin 311.
Austin-Travis County EMS provided the following statement Monday afternoon:
Regarding the incident on West Campus last night, we received multiple 911 calls starting at 23:22, and immediately dispatched an ambulance, along with 2 district commanders who self assigned to the incident. The ambulance was staged near the scene at 23:27, and APD cleared our crews into the scene at 23:36. Our medics worked quickly to stabilize the patient, and were transporting them in less than 5 minutes, leaving the scene with the patient at 23:41 and arriving at the hospital at 23:49.
ATCEMS will not enter a shooting scene until we are either cleared in by law enforcement, or if there is credible evidence that the assailant has left the scene prior to our arrival.
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