Deputies investigate deadly shooting in southeast Travis County
TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — Deputies are investigating a shooting that killed a man early Friday morning in southeast Travis County.
The Travis County Sheriff’s Office shared the homicide happened at a business located in the 5600 block of South U.S. 183, which is close to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. Deputies said they initially responded to a call there at about 12:25 a.m. for reports about a “disturbance involving a gun,” according to a news release.
Deputies said they found a man dead in the parking lot with several gunshot wounds.
The sheriff’s office reported witnesses seeing the suspected gunman drive from the scene northbound on U.S. 183 in a white truck. Deputies have yet to make an arrest and added they’re pursuing leads.
“The investigation to this point indicates this is an isolated incident and there is no perceived threat to the community,” the sheriff’s office said.
Deputies are not yet sharing the shooting victim’s name until there’s positive identification by the Travis County medical examiner and notification of family.
Anyone with information about the deadly shooting is asked to call the Travis County Sheriff’s Office tip line at 512-854-1444 or Crime Stoppers at 512-472-8477.
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