AUSTIN, Texas - The Austin Police Department is investigating the shooting of a guest in a Northeast Austin hotel parking lot in October.
APD says the guest was shot on Oct..5 at 12:30 a.m. when he walked out of the Quality Inn and Suites in the 7900 block of Gessner Drive to get something out of a vehicle in the parking lot. He reported hearing what he thought were fireworks and turned in the direction of the sound, seeing two men approaching him.
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Both suspects fired weapons multiple times, striking the man and the vehicle then running northbound on Gessner Drive. The victim was helped by a friend who got him inside the hotel.
Officers arrived on the scene and applied a tourniquet to the wound. ATCEMS transported the victim to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries where he was treated and released.
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The suspects are described as:
- Suspect #1: Black male with an average build, estimated to be between 18 and 25 years of age and last seen wearing a black hoodie and dark-color shorts
- Suspect #2: Black male, estimated to be between 18 and 25 years of age and last seen wearing a light-color hoodie and dark-color pants
APD has released surveillance video of two different angles of the shooting.
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Detectives are asking anyone with information or video of the incidents to call the Crime Stoppers tip line at 512-472-8477 (TIPS), or use the Crime Stoppers app. You may remain anonymous. Information leading to an arrest is eligible for a reward of up to $1,000. You may also submit tips by downloading APD’s mobile app, Austin PD, free on iPhone and Android.
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