AUSTIN – A hospital in Northwest Austin has been placed on lockdown after police said they were called to the facility for shots fired.
Austin police took to Twitter around 1:45 p.m. Friday and said the lockdown at Ascension Seton Northwest Hospital, located at 11113 Research Blvd, is a “precautionary measure.”
Further details are limited at this time. This is a breaking story and we’ll bring more updates as they become available.
?APD Officers responded to a shots fired call at Seton Hospital in Northwest Austin located at 11113 Research Blvd Svrd Nb. As a precautionary measure, the hospital has been placed on a lockdown. More details to come. ?
— Austin Police Department (@Austin_Police)