AUSTIN (Talk1370.com) -- A suspect is in custody after shooting and injuring an Austin Police officer Sunday night in southeast Austin.
The incident happened just after 9 p.m. Sunday in the 10000 block of Channel Island Drive, east of Interstate 35 and south of Slaughter Lane.
Austin Police chief Joseph Chacon someone called 911 around 7 p.m. about a person living in the home who had not been seen for several months and had not answered the door.
Two officers arrived at the scene around 9 p.m. because the call was considered lower priority. The two officers were unable to make contact with anyone inside, prompting them to make entry through the front door while announcing they were police officers.
The officers were confronted by a man with a gun, who then followed the officers as they went back outside. He fired shots at the officers, hitting one of them. Both officers returned fire; the man went back inside the home, and SWAT was called to the scene.
Shortly before midnight, the man came out of the home and was arrested. At that point, officers discovered he had been injured.
The officer who was shot was said to be in stable condition; the suspect's condition was not known but Chacon said his injuries were not life-threatening.
A large police presence was in the neighborhood as officers worked to secure the scene. APD and Texas Department of Public Safety officers both responded to the scene, along with Austin-Travis County EMS and the Austin Fire Department.
Both officers involved in the incident will be placed on administrative leave, Chacon said, which is department policy. One has been with APD for 10 years, while the other has been on the force for nine years.
Chacon said video from the officers' body-worn cameras will be released in 10 business days, according to the department's critical incident policy.
