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Arrest made in connection with Austin mass shooting

<p>One person is dead and four others injured after early morning shootings in Austin, Texas. </p><p>Police originally <a href="https://twitter.com/Austin_Police/status/759657233718272000" target="_blank">reported</a> them as an active shooter situation but later said they were two separate incidents in close proximity.</p><p>Police got a call of a shooting on 6th Street shortly after 2:15 local time Sunday morning. Video posted on social media shows people running from the sound of gunshots. Within 10 minutes, police received a call of a person shooting at another individual at a nearby parking garage.</p><p>A woman believed to be in her 20s died at the scene on 6th Street. </p><p><b>SEE MORE: <a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/despite-spike-in-officer-shootings-officer-deaths-on-downward-trend/">Despite Spike In Officer Shootings, Officer Deaths On Downward Trend</a></b></p><p>"With this being shortly after 2 a.m. and the large crowds that we have on 6th street at this time, all the individuals leaving the bars, it was a very chaotic scene. A lot of people running in different directions with all the gunshots that were coming out," said Austin Police Chief of Staff Brian Manley.</p><p>The suspect was the only person injured in the parking garage incident after members of the public took him down. Police are currently talking to a person of interest in the 6th Street shooting.</p><p><i>This video includes clips from </i><a href="https://twitter.com/RalphGreNader/status/759659720890351616" target="_blank"><i>Twitter / @RalphGreNader</i></a><i>, </i><a href="https://twitter.com/Austin_Police/status/759688419198930944" target="_blank"><i>Twitter / @Austin_Police</i></a> and <a href="http://kxan.com/2016/07/31/multiple-people-shot-throughout-downtown-austin/" target="_blank"><i>KXAN</i></a><i>.  </i></p><hr><b>Trending stories at <a href="http://www.newsy.com">Newsy.com</a></b><ul class="inline-related-links"><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/teenage-son-charged-in-the-death-of-former-nfl-player-and-his-wife/">Teenage Son Charged In The Death Of Former NFL Player And His Wife</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/a-new-sandy-hook-school-will-open-more-than-3-years-after-the-massacre/">A New Sandy Hook School Will Open More Than 3 Years After The Massacre</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/a-hot-air-balloon-carrying-at-least-16-people-crashes-in-texas/">16 People Die In Hot Air Balloon Crash In Texas</a></li></ul>
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An arrest has been made in connection with a shooting in downtown Austin on Sunday morning that killed one and injured four others.

The Austin Statesman reports that Endicott McCray has been arrested in connection with the shooting at a train station in eastern Atlanta.

The 24-year-old McCray was wanted for the murder of Teqnika Marie Moultrie, who was killed in Sunday’s shootout.