Austin-area police respond to barricaded subject with ‘rigged explosives’
Round Rock and Austin police are responding to a barricaded subject call that reportedly has “rigged explosives” inside the residence.
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Update: 3:50 p.m., Monday, August 15: The Round Rock Police Department said officers are still handling the report of the barricaded subject in the 2300 block of Vernell Way.
According to its Facebook update, the department said the person barricaded is one adult male. At this time, police have not found any active explosives. Among the assisting agencies are APD Bomb Squad, FBI, ATF, WCSO Swat, and the Central Texas Regional Swat team.
Original story:
Austin and Round Rock police have responded to a call with a barricaded subject with reportedly “rigged explosives” on Monday, August 15. The Round Rock Police Department sent out a series of tweets about the call just before 1 p.m.
Officials responded to the call of the barricaded subject in the 2300 block of Vernell Way. Around 1:50 p.m., the police department reported that it wanted to evacuate the area due to reports of “rigged explosives” at the residence.
Police tweeted a “few dozen” homes nearest to the incident scene were evacuated as a precaution. The Allen R. Baca Center (301 W Bagdad Ave., Building #2, Round Rock, TX 78664) has a room set up for any evacuees. Police are asking people to avoid the area.
The Austin Police Department bomb squad is responding.
Police are supposed to give an update soon, according to a tweet at 2:50 p.m.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
