A late-night crowd in northwest Austin reportedly bolted for safety after a 23-year-old man threatened to “shoot up” the Dorzon International Lounge in the early morning hours of Feb. 8. Witnesses and security officers told responding police the man punched a guard, appeared to reach for his waistband, and shouted threats while people rushed out of a packed parking lot. Authorities later arrested the suspect and charged him with felony counts tied to the incident.
What police say
According to FOX 7 Austin, court documents state the confrontation unfolded around 4 a.m. outside the bar and identify the suspect as 23-year-old Angel Rodriguez. Security guards told officers that Rodriguez had been escorted out after causing a disturbance, then allegedly punched one guard and repeatedly yelled that he would “shoot up the place” while more than 100 people were present.
The same records say Rodriguez kept grabbing at his waistband in a way that made guards and patrons fear he might be armed. He now faces counts of assault on a law enforcement officer and terroristic threat (mass casualty), according to the outlet.
Where it happened
Dorzon International Lounge, also known as D2.0 Bar, is listed at 12636 Research Boulevard in the North Brooke shopping center, according to MapQuest. The nightclub operates late into the night and can draw sizable crowds, with parked cars and narrow sidewalks clustering the area where security staff and patrons gather at closing time.
Past trouble at the same spot
FOX 7 Austin previously reported an assault in November 2025 near the same address, when officers investigated a fight that left a victim seriously injured. That earlier case, combined with the new court documents, has put the lot outside the lounge squarely on police radar.
Charges and legal stakes
Under Texas law, a terroristic threat can be elevated to a felony when the threat is intended to place “the public or a substantial group of the public in fear of serious bodily injury,” with penalties increasing based on the severity and target of the threat, according to Texas Penal Code §22.07. Assaults on public servants or security officers can also draw felony-level charges under the state’s assault statutes, depending on who is targeted and how the incident unfolds. Those statutes outline a wide range of potential penalties and possible enhancements prosecutors may seek.
What happens next
Details on Rodriguez’s first court appearance and bond were not listed in the county online dockets at the time of reporting. Felony case filings and hearing dates are posted through the Travis County District Clerk’s online case portal, and prosecutors will decide whether to move forward with the charges reflected in the Travis County records cited by local reporting. For now, the investigation remains open as authorities sort through witness accounts and court filings from the night outside the lounge.
