Shoppers and drivers around Barton Creek Square Mall should expect a heavy first-responder presence Sunday night as local agencies conduct a large-scale active-shooter training exercise.
The training, led by the Texas State University’s law enforcement training in coordination with Austin-Travis County EMS, the Austin Fire Department and the Austin Police Department, will run from 6 p.m. Sunday through 6 a.m. Monday, officials said.
Residents and mall visitors will see police cruisers, fire trucks and ambulances staged around the Southwest Austin mall during the overnight drill, authorities said. The scenario will also include simulated gunfire, mock casualties, role-playing bystanders and the use of drones. All activity will be contained to mall property…