AUSTIN (KXAN) — Law enforcement and emergency personnel are responding to a scene in the area of Interstate 35 and St. John’s Avenue, the Austin Police Department said Monday.
Police said they are at an “active” scene in the 700 block of East St. John’s Avenue near I-35 for what they described as a shoot/stab call that came in around 10 a.m.
Two people were taken to local hospitals with injuries — one person with serious injuries, although not considered life-threatening, and another with injuries not considered life-threatening, medics said.
The Austin Transportation Department said multiple lanes of St. John’s Avenue are blocked due to the police activity and emergency response.
We have a crew on the way to the scene, and we will have more information as it becomes available.
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