More Details Released On 6th Street Mass Shooting

AUSTIN, TX — Austin police have released new details on the deadly Sixth Street shooting, including raising the number of those injured to 15. Of the 15 victims, one remains hospitalized and 25-year-old Douglas John Kantor, of Airmont New York, died from his injuries Sunday.

A 15-year-old juvenile and 17-year-old Jeremiah Roshawn Leland James Tabb were arrested this week in Kantor's death.

The 15-year-old was arrested Saturday and booked into Gardner-Bettes Juvenile Detention Facility for deadly conduct, authorities said Thursday. At this time, it is unclear if further charges will be added by the Travis County District Attorney.

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Tabb, who was arrested Monday in Killeen, is charged with a second-degree felony of aggravated assault with serious bodily injury. His bond is set at $500,000. At this time, it is unclear if further charges will be added by the Travis County District Attorney.

As of Thursday, Tabb was not listed in Travis County Jail or Bell County Jail. It is unclear where he is being detained.

Police said they received a 911 call at 1:24 a.m. Saturday for multiple shots fired in the 400 block of E. 6th Street. At the time, a large crowd of people began to disperse in the area.

Officers were able to locate several victims who had been shot and sustained gunshots wounds and were injured, authorities said.

Police immediately began performing life-saving measures on multiple victims. During the initial chaos, officers took six people to the hospital in their marked police cars, officials said.

In total, 15 victims were injured with gunshot wounds in Saturday's shooting; of which, 13 were in stable condition, one victim who was in critical condition remains in serious condition Thursday, and Kantor, who died of his injuries at 12:01 p.m. Sunday.

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Officials said through cooperating witness statements, detectives were able to identify Tabb and the 15-year-old juvenile as the suspected shooters.

According to an arrest affidavit obtained by the Austin American-Statesman Wednesday, the mass shooting began as a confrontation between Tabb and the 15-year-old juvenile.

A teenage victim of the shooting, whose name was not released, told police he and a group of friends were confronted by Tabb on Sixth Street Saturday, the affidavit reports.

After a brief exchange, Tabb pulled out a gun from his waistband. The witness said his friend, the 15-year-old juvenile, also pulled out a gun and started "shooting for their protection." The witness said in the affidavit he's known Tabb since middle school, the newspaper reports.

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Authorities said the investigation remains ongoing. Detectives are asking anyone with information or video of the incident to call APD Homicide at 512-974-TIPS, email homicide.apd@austintexas.gov, utilize the Crime Stoppers tip line at 512-472-8477 (TIPS), or the Crime Stoppers app.

Individuals may remain anonymous. People can also submit tips by downloading APD’s mobile app, Austin PD, free on iPhone and Android.