Austin police are on the hunt for answers after three juveniles were left with gunshot wounds in a grim Sunday night incident in the South Austin area. According to the KVUE, police were called to the 2300 block of Douglas Street, near Oltorf Street and Pleasant Valley Road, shortly after 9 p.m. where they found the young victims in the wake of the shooting.
While the Austin Police Department (APD) works to piece together the violent puzzle, they have indicated that possible suspects are on their radar but no arrests have been made. One of the youths is currently in critical condition while the other two have been reported as stable at local hospitals, as per details shared by Austin-Travis County EMS (ATCEMS). A dark cloud lingers over the community as sentiment turns to concern for the young lives altered in an instant.
In a closely timed report from Fox 7 Austin, the shooting took place at the Douglas Landing Apartments in an event that sent shockwaves through the Riverside neighborhood. As three children fight for their lives, the sound of gunfire gives way to the silence of a community in fear and the endless sirens that follow tragedy.
APD's call to action for the community has been clear – if you have any information, it must be shared. Authorities urge those with insight into the crime to contact Crime Stoppers at 512-472-8477. A city is left grappling with these acts of violence as they become specters in the lives of its youngest residents, and the search for justice continues in earnest.
