Sexual assault at gunpoint call results in SWAT situation in North Austin

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SWAT standoff in North Austin

A SWAT standoff in North Austin came to a peaceful end. Police said a sexual assault suspect had barricaded himself inside of an apartment near Lamar and Rundberg

The Austin Police Department is questioning half a dozen people after a sexual assault call resulted in a SWAT situation in North Austin.

Police say that around midnight, a woman, naked from the waist down, told apartment security that she was sexually assaulted at gunpoint near Lamar and Rundberg.

APD had information on a suspect's vehicle, name and an apartment unit number.

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SWAT situation in North Austin

The Austin Police Department is investigating after an aggravated sexual assault call resulted in a SWAT situation.

Officers arrived, and then it turned into a barricaded subject situation.

After a few hours of negotiations, all the people inside the apartment came out peacefully.

Police believe the suspect is one of the six people that were inside the apartment.

The Source: Information from Austin Police Department.

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