Police investigating homicide in south Austin motel
AUSTIN (KXAN) – Austin police said they are investigating a deadly shooting at a south Austin motel as a homicide early Thursday morning.
Police said one adult is dead at the Super 8 Motel on the southbound Service Road of Interstate 35 just south of U.S. Highway 290.
APD responded just after midnight to a call reporting two men with guns at the hotel. When officers arrived on scene, they heard a gunshot before finding the suspected shooter along with a man who had been shot.
Police took the suspected shooter into custody. It's not yet clear if he has been charged in the shooting. Officers said they also found and confiscated a gun at the scene.
Meanwhile, other officers attempted life-saving measures on the person who was shot, but police said that person ultimately died at the scene.
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