Police: Attacker wounds 13 in Austin shooting and escapes

June 12, 2021

(Adds police comments on location of shooting, further risk)June 12 (Reuters) - At least 13 people were wounded in a shooting in downtown Austin, Texas early on Saturday, police said, adding the suspected shooter was still at large. Two of the injured are reported to be in a critical condition, Austin Police Department Interim Chief Joseph Chacon said in a statement. "I cannot say that there is no further public danger at this point because the suspect is not in custody. It appears at this point to be isolated to this one area," Chacon said. (Reporting by Radhika Anilkumar in Bengaluru and Njuwa Maina; Editing by Andrew Heavens and Toby Chopra)Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.