Suspect Arrested After Austin Library Shooting

A shooting occurred shortly after noon Saturday at the Austin Central/Public Library on West Cesar Chavez Street in downtown Austin, prompting officers to clear and evacuate the building and ask the public to avoid the area. At least one person was shot and taken to a hospital; police described the injuries as serious but not believed to be life‑threatening. Authorities initially circulated a description of a thin Black man in a gray hoodie, green shorts, black pants and carrying two black bags, and later located the suspect in South Austin and took him into custody around 1:30 p.m.; no identifying information has been released. The city’s notification system sent a shelter‑in‑place alert that was later lifted, and the incident remains under investigation while videos from the scene circulated online.