Austin police investigating violent confrontation Saturday involving 2 victims

Austin police are investigating a violent incident in a Southeast Austin neighborhood near East Stassney Lane that resulted in a SWAT response Saturday evening, authorities said at a news conference.

Just before 8:30 p.m., emergency responders received a call for the 5200 block of Woodland Oaks Court. Officers found two people who had been seriously injured, but the wounds were not life-threatening, said officer Jeremy Fisher, a spokesperson for the Police Department. It was unclear whether they had been shot or stabbed.

Police officers and Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services immediately began treating the victims, and both were taken to hospitals, Fisher said. Shortly thereafter, the SWAT team was called to the neighborhood. A suspect surrendered and was taken into custody, Fisher said. Police are investigating and have not determined the cause of the incident, but officials believe it was isolated with no ongoing threat to the public, he said.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact the Police Department at 512-974-TIPS. Anonymous tips can be submitted through the Capital Area Crime Stoppers program by visiting austincrimestoppers.org or by calling 512-472-8477.

This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Suspect in custody after violent Southeast Austin incident