AUSTIN (KXAN) — A fight outside of Sam’s BBQ on Sunday led to the shooting that left six people injured, according to new details in a Travis County arrest affidavit.
Wesley Earl Brown, 24, was charged with one count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He is being represented by an attorney, whom KXAN has reached out to.
Police arrest suspect accused of shooting outside Sam’s BBQ in east Austin
According to the affidavit, Austin Police officers responded to a “shoot/stab hotshot call” at 8:26 p.m. at Sam’s BBQ located at 2000 East 12th Street. Multiple callers reported that shots were fired at the location and that someone was bleeding.
Witness statements revealed that a fight broke out between Brown and another person before he pulled out a gun from his waistband and began shooting towards Sam’s BBQ, the affidavit states. A video obtained by APD also showed Brown grabbing “an item” from his waistband, the affidavit reads. Moments later, the affidavit stated multiple shots were heard.
According to the affidavit, a family member called 911, saying that her nephew—Brown—was involved in a shooting. That call came in at 9:21 p.m. The affidavit states Brown’s family took him back to Sam’s BBQ, where he was detained without incident…