AUSTIN (KXAN) — A woman was arrested and charged with assault with bodily injury and deadly conduct after police said she allegedly shot at a passerby with a paintball gun during a live streamer’s scavenger hunt event over the weekend.
The Austin Police Department said Tuesday it was investigating the incident as an assault with injury. On Thursday, APD announced that a woman had been arrested in connection with it.
APD investigating paintball shooting incident on hike and bike trail during livestreamer event
Amaris Sampson, 29, was arrested Wednesday on charges of assault with bodily injury, which is a Class A misdemeanor, and deadly conduct, also a Class A misdemeanor. Online jail records show Sampson also faces another misdemeanor charge from a jurisdiction outside of Travis County.
No attorney was listed online for Sampson on Thursday, but when that information is available, KXAN will reach out to request a comment.
According to APD, officers responded to a disturbance call on 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…