Crime & Safety
South Austin Shooting Leaves 5 Men Injured
Medics said victims suffered gunshot wounds not deemed life-threatening at an address listed as a mobile home park.
AUSTIN, TX — A shooting in the southern portion of the Austin area left five men injured late Friday night.
Austin-Travis County EMS received an emergency call just before 11 pm. at 82220 W. State Highway 71 , an address that corresponds to the Country Aire Mobile Home Park. According to medics, five adult males sustained injuries not deemed to be life-threatening.
As of midnight, Austin police had yet to provide details on the matter. Patch will update if more information is made available.
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FINAL GSW ~8000blk W SH 71: All patients are adult males. All patients are trauma alerts with not expected to be life threatening injuries, transported to local trauma centers. No further information is available. EMS clearing the scene.
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) June 8, 2019
UPDATE GSW ~8000blk W SH 71: Fourth ambulance has cancelled. All 5 patients will be transported to local trauma centers. Packaging for transport underway. More information to follow.
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) June 8, 2019
Four #ATCEMS ambulances & commander along with @Austin_Police & @AustinFireInfo responding to ~8000blk W SH 71 reported up to 5 patients with Gun Shot Wounds. More information to follow.
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) June 8, 2019
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