Austin police canceled a shelter-in-place order while a shooter was on the loose

People in parts of Austin were told Wednesday morning just after 6:30 that a man who shot a police officer and another person near Zilker Park was no longer a threat.

But, he was. The man was still at-large just outside an elementary school – armed and on the run from police.

The Austin Police Department says it’s looking into why the shelter-in-place order, which was sent via text to more than 178,000 Austinites, was canceled. The incident highlights a lack of communication between the department and Austin residents…

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