Police vehicles block the street after reports of a shooting at the Austin Public Library on César Chávez Street in downtown Austin, Texas on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (Aaron E. Martinez/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
October 25, 2025 - 2:07 PM
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Someone was shot inside a downtown library in Texas' state capital city on Saturday, police said, prompting emergency vehicles and personnel to converge on the building and a shelter-in-place alert to be issued. A suspect later was taken into custody in another part of the city.
The shooting victim was taken to a local hospital, where the person was in serious but stable condition Saturday afternoon, the Austin Police Department said.
Shortly after noon, Austin's 911 system received reports of a shooting incident at the Austin Central Library, Assistant Police Chief Lee Rogers said in a media briefing.
A suspect left the scene before the arrival of officers, but the person was later located and placed into custody in the city's South Austin neighborhood about 1:25 p.m., police said. Rogers said had no more information on the suspect or where specifically in the library the shooting occurred. Police said the library was evacuated, and the shelter-in-place was lifted later.
“This appears to be an isolated incident, not an active shooter situation,” Rogers said, adding that the incident involved one suspect and one victim.
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