Police have arrested a suspect who reportedly shot a person around midday Saturday at the Austin Central Library downtown, authorities said.
One victim was taken to a local hospital and is in serious but stable condition, officials said at a news conference.
The first calls to police came in at 12:06 p.m., Assistant Chief Lee Rogers said. The suspect fled the library before emergency responders arrived but was arrested in South Austin more than an hour later.
“Currently, I don’t know any information about that suspect,” Rogers said. “All I do know is that this appears to be an isolated incident — not an active-shooter situation, but an isolated incident involving one shooter and one victim.”
Authorities said there is no ongoing threat to the public.
In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, the Austin Police Department described the suspect as a thin Black man wearing a gray hoodie, green shorts, black pants, black shoes and carrying two black bags.
The shooting prompted a large police and emergency response and briefly shut down a stretch of West Cesar Chavez Street in front of the library.
“Thank you to our community members who called in tips to lead to the quick apprehension of the suspect, and to our public safety partners who assisted at the scene,” police said on X.
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