The Brief
- Video shows a man setting a South Austin home on fire before shooting himself.
- Police say the case is being investigated as family violence and linked to another fire.
- The suspect is in critical condition; charges are pending if he survives.
AUSTIN, Texas – New video shows the moments a suspect set fire to a South Austin home before shooting himself earlier this week. Austin Police say they’re investigating the incident as an act of family violence and believe that the suspect was also responsible for another fire set earlier that day.
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New video of incident
The latest:
It was around 10:40 AM on Wednesday when video footage captured from a neighbor’s Nest camera showed the suspect talking to two other men in the driveway of a home along Edgeware Drive. He eventually makes his way toward the front of the house, where a single gunshot is then heard. Austin Police say the suspect was trying to gain access to the home and used a gun to shoot out a window before throwing an object inside the home to start a fire. Video shows flames beginning to spread in the font of the house as a cloud of smoke began to develop. The suspect can be seen walking and back forth across the yard as one of the other men makes a phone call and makes his way towards the flames.…