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Yahoo
5 days ago
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1 injured following shooting involving APD officers
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department said an officer was involved in a shooting late Saturday evening following an attempted traffic stop on a stolen vehicle. APD said when officers attempted to make the stop, the stolen vehicle quickly drove away and led police on a short pursuit before crashing. The call reporting the incident came in at approximately 11:15 p.m. According to police, gunshots were exchanged between the suspect and officers at the scene after the crash. No officers were injured during the incident, and the suspect was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. During a briefing early Sunday, APD Chief Lisa Davis said the suspect fired shots at police as they approached the crash scene. 'We are very fortunate tonight that we are not reporting on an officer being shot or an officer being killed,' Davis said, 'and I want to say that the officers, again, acted very bravely in the situation where they're being fired upon, and they took action.' APD said the investigation was early on, and it was working to get the details of what led to the shooting. This was the department's third shooting involving officers in May. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Yahoo
APD provides more details on what led to south Austin shooting involving officers
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department is expected to give an update on a weekend shooting involving officers that happened in south Austin during a 2 p.m. news conference on Tuesday. APD Police Chief Lisa Davis is expected to lead the conference. PAST COVERAGE: 1 dead in shooting involving Austin police officers, APD investigating Officers responded to a report of a shooting on Saturday around 10 a.m. in the 1700 block of West William Cannon Drive. When officers arrived on the scene, they found a man who appeared to have a gun in his lap. Police said he began leaving the scene, but then he turned around and pointed the gun at officers. One person was shot and taken to the hospital, and no officers were injured in the shooting, according to police. The person who was shot later died. Police later determined that the man had a Glock replica BB gun. Over the weekend, APD was seeking public help to gather more information about the shooting, including photos, videos and more. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Yahoo
Austin police fatally shoot man in wheelchair holding replica gun
The Brief A man in a wheelchair was shot and killed by Austin police on Saturday morning. Austin Police say the man did not listen to commands and pointed a gun at an officer. The man's gun was later found to be a Glock replica BB gun, according to police. AUSTIN - Police are investigating an officer-involved shooting that killed a man in a wheelchair in South Austin. What we know Police say they received calls around 9:50 a.m. for a man blocking traffic in a wheelchair on West William Cannon Drive, not far from Menchaca Road. 911 callers told dispatchers that the person pointed a gun at them. When officers arrived at the scene, they were told the man had a gun in his lap. One of the officers also reported seeing the gun. An officer gave the man multiple commands to drop the gun. Police say the suspect then pointed the gun at the officer and the officer fired six rounds, killing the man. The gun that was recovered from the scene was found to be a Glock replica BB gun, according to police. No officers were injured. What we don't know Austin police say they will release more information about the shooting on Tuesday or Wednesday of next week. The name of the man who was shot has not been released. What they're saying "No officer comes to work, gets ready, puts his uniform on, walks out the door, wanting to be involved in an officer-involved shooting. These take their toll mentally on these officers and what they go through here," said Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis. "To have a gun pointed at you, that's the ramifications of that." What you can do Austin police are the public to share any photos or videos with the department through this link. Anyone with "detailed information" about the shooting can email or call 512-974-5032. The Source Information in this article comes from the Austin Police Department.
Yahoo
26-04-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Grandma and 2 Grandchildren Narrowly Escape Manhole Explosion in Dramatic Moment Caught on Video: Watch
A grandmother and her two grandchildren narrowly escaped death after a manhole exploded seconds after they walked over it. The incident occurred around 1:30 p.m. local time on Saturday, April 19, in the city of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., which is about 85 miles north of New York City, per a statement from the Poughkeepsie Fire Department. In a video shared by the department, the woman can be seen walking with a child beside her, and another in a stroller, as the explosion takes place, causing them to run away. The Poughkeepsie Fire Department detailed that a manhole "halfway down the block," as well as another on a nearby corner, "had also exploded, very narrowly missing three pedestrians." "Thankfully, no injuries were reported," the fire organization added. Speaking to ABC 7, Lisa Davis, the grandmother, said she was walking home from an Easter egg hunt with her grandchildren when the explosion occurred. "I was like, 'Oh my God, I don't know' — I didn't know where to go," she told the outlet. "I didn't know what to do except grab my grandson and run," Davis continued, adding, 'I couldn't really run straight ahead of me to the corner because the manhole at the next corner blew up, too.' Related: Woman Rescued After Falling into Manhole and Spending Night Trapped Inside Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Davis also told ABC 7 that she didn't realize how close she and her grandchildren were to the manhole until she saw the footage herself. "A foot, one foot of losing my family," she said. Related: Mom Who Saved Son from Playground Manhole Says She Had 'No Other Option' But to Jump Into Sewage Joseph Donat, the Office of Poughkeepsie City Administrator, tells PEOPLE in a statement that Central Hudson, which owns and maintains the electrical system, said the explosion "was the result of an electrical fault on an underground cable and is not related to our natural gas distribution system." The organization is "currently reviewing the affected cable to determine the cause of the fault and ensure the continued safety and reliability of [the] infrastructure," Donat added, per Central Hudson. Read the original article on People
News.com.au
23-04-2025
- News.com.au
Horror moment grandma almost loses grandkids in manhole explosion
Shocking footage captured the horrifying moment a manhole explosion nearly hit a grandmother and her two grandkids in New York. Lisa Davis and her grandkids were walking home from an Easter egg hunt on Sunday when the manhole exploded mere seconds after they walked by, sending debris and pieces of concrete flying through the air. 'I was like, 'Oh my God,'; I didn't know where to go,' Davis told ABC 7 of coming 'one foot [from] losing my family.' Davis and her 6-year-old grandson can be seen running as she pushes her younger grandchild in a stroller, with the explosion barely missing them. 'I didn't know what to do except grab my grandson and run,' she said. 'I couldn't really run straight ahead of me to the corner because the manhole at the next corner blew up too,' she said. When firefighters arrived, they found high levels of gas in the craters left in the pavement. Three manholes in total exploded in a chain reaction. Davis said it wasn't until she saw the footage that she realized just how close her family was to danger. 'A foot, one foot [from] losing my family,' she said. While the grandmother said she was still hesitant to walk on sidewalks, her grandson said he isn't that worried.
