Austin SWAT standoff outside children's medical center leaves 2 dead, police say

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The Austin Police Department's SWAT team is currently in a standoff at a medical center in central Austin that began around 4:30 p.m.

At least one doctor had been held inside the Children's Medical Group building, KVUE-TV reported. The parent of a patient at the medical center tells Fox News that their doctor was being held in the building.

In a 911 call that came in about the incident around 4:30 p.m., it was reported that the suspect entered the office and took a hostage or hostages at gunpoint,In a 9 p.m. update, a FOX 7 reporter said a witness told her everyone inside the medical office had been taken hostage by the suspect, but he let at least three people go immediately.

An officer also said through the bullhorn, "Everything that is happening tonight doesn’t take anything away from everything that you have accomplished as a doctor," according to Barden. "You've spent so much of your life helping the terminally ill, now it's your turn for us to help you," a negotiator said to the suspect over a bullhorn after a 25-minute break in contact before 11 p.m., KXAN reporter Jody Barr reported.

 

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