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Chacon said officers detained one person who appeared to be involved in the incident. Police did not say whether that person was charged with a crime. Officers also recovered one handgun, Chacon said. Police found Carothers about 90 seconds after the shooting occurred, he said. Carothers was taken to a hospital, where he died at a.

Vargas, who has been with the Austin Police Department for four years, is on administrative duty while concurrent criminal and internal investigations take place, which is standard procedure after the use of lethal force, Chacon said. Chacon said the investigations are being conducted by the department's special investigations unit with oversight from the Travis County district attorney's office.

There will be an administrative investigation by the department's internal affairs division with oversight from the Office of Police Oversight. Anyone who has more information about this case can call Crime Stoppers at or use the Crime Stoppers App.

Austin American-Statesman reporter Natalia Contreras can be reached at or ncontreras statesman. This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Austin police release video of shooting where teen died, but questions remain. Natalia E. Contreras, Austin American-Statesman 1 day ago. Austin Police Chief Joe Chacon on Friday shared three videos — one from a patrol car dashboard camera and two from officers' body-worn cameras — to show the sequence of events in the Oct.

More: Community weighs in on proposed changes to Austin police policy. According to a preliminary investigation, officers were conducting a drunken driving investigation near the intersection of Fifth and Sabine streets around a.

The videos, which are three to five minutes long, show three officers standing in front of a vehicle as they hear multiple gunshots from the north. The three officers then begin running toward the sounds of gunfire and a group of people. The video footage is distorted and does not clearly show how many people were in the area or how many people the officers were chasing.

The video footage from officer Glenn Vargas shows him closer to the area where the gunfire comes from, and he is seen holding up his weapon.

Vargas then fires one shot, stops and later runs along with the other officers, heading north. Chacon said officers detained one person who appeared to be involved in the incident. Public information and positive media relations are an integral part of the operation of any public service agency and APD is no exception.

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