Austin Police have confirmed that two people were killed, multiple people were injured and the driver is in custody in a hit and run that happened Wednesday night in Austin, TX at the SXSW festival.
At the venue Mohawk on Red River, just before a Tyler, The Creator performance, festival attendees waiting to get into the House of Vans were reportedly hit by a car. The driver allegedly fled the scene immediately. Unconfirmed reports are currently consuming Twitter.
Update: TheMusic.com.au, reporting from the police press conference, state that Police chief Art Acevedo identified the driver as a black male, the sole passenger in a silver Toyota. The car, pursued by police, went through a gas station and went the wrong way up one-way street. The driver dove through a barrier at a high speed at 12:30am local time, striking two groups of people, a moped and a van. Two people riding the moped were reportedly killed.
Acevedo reportedly that the driver has been apprehended and charged with two counts of capital murder and 23 charges of aggravated assault.
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We’ll bring you additional details as they develop. In the meantime, if you’re at the festival everyone please stay safe. We’ll get back to our festival coverage once this difficult situation has been handled with respect.
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