APD investigating paintball shooting incident on hike and bike trail during livestreamer event

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin police are investigating after a person was reportedly shot with a paintball gun during a live streamer’s scavenger hunt over the weekend.

Austin Police Department officers responded to a disturbance call Saturday around 8:40 p.m. The call reported that a person had been shot with a paintball gun earlier in the evening and wanted to file a report, according to police.

APD said their initial investigation showed that there were “multiple live streamers, armed with paintball guns, participating in a scavenger hunt along Lakeshore Boulevard” that day…

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