BREAKING: ‘Multiple’ police officers are shot in Texas after gunman opens fire and then barricades himself in a home
- Multiple officers have been shot in Texas after they were called to a home
- Police in Cedar Park, near Austin, were called to a home Sunday
- They said the suspect was ‘barricaded inside the home’
- The situation is ongoing with ambulances and SWAT teams at the scene
Police in Texas say ‘multiple’ officers have been injured in a shooting in Cedar Park, 20 miles outside downtown Austin.
Officers are asking residents to avoid the Bagdad Road area, due to the ongoing situation.
‘We are on scene of a shooting where multiple Cedar Park Police Officers have been shot while responding to a call at a home off Natalie Cove,’ the police tweeted.
Police officers in Cedar Park, a town just outside of Austin, Texas, are responding to a shooting
‘Subject is barricaded inside the home and multiple law enforcement agencies are on scene.’
A Fox News reporter said at least three ambulances were at the scene, in addition to multiple SWAT units.
Cedar Park is home to around 80,000 people.