No shots fired at Rodeo Austin, crowd panic triggered by fight between minors

AUSTIN, Texas — Rodeo Austin and the Travis County Sheriff’s Office cleared up confusion after a scare in the rodeo’s carnival area Tuesday night.

Deputies and multiple law enforcement agencies working off-duty at the event received reports of shots fired around 9:20 p.m. after a large crowd began running and dispersing from the carnival area. Investigators found no guns, no evidence of gunshots and no injuries, the sheriff’s office said.

The incident was later determined to have started as a physical altercation between minors…

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