AUSTIN, Texas — One person is dead after a shooting in South Austin on Monday night that police said was in self-defense.
Police said the incident happened just after 9 p.m. at the Dairy Queen at the Southpark Meadows shopping center.
A 911 caller said he shot a man, identified as 19-year-old Efrain Jaimes, who was dating his child's mother, after Jaimes attacked him. Officers at the scene located the caller, who cooperated with the investigation.
Although officers did not find a person shot on the scene, a second 911 call reported Jaimes had been taken to a local hospital with a gunshot wound.
Jaimes was pronounced dead at the hospital.
Through investigation, it was determined that Jaimes attacked a man known to him, and the man shot him in self-defense.
The case has been turned over to the Travis County District Attorney's Office, and no charges will be filed at this time.
Anyone with any information on the case should contact police at 512-974-TIPS or contact Crime Stoppers anonymously at 512-472-8577.
This case is being investigated as Austin's 30th homicide as 2023.