BREAKING: APD Chief Brian Manley says Garrett Foster had multiple gunshot wounds. The person who shot Foster called 911 to report that someone had pointed a gun at his vehicle and that he fired. Manley says Foster had AK-47 and that it appears as though Foster pointed gun at car.
Detective are reviewing "precise actions" of those involved. Investigators are coordinating with Travis prosecutors, and two people have been released "pending further investigation." A 2nd person who fired at car also has been released pending investigation, Manley says.
Chief: If you have photos or information, please come forward. "Yet again, the men and women of the Austin Police Department ran toward danger," Manley says. "They put their life on the line for others, and that is what they did last night."
The first person, according to chief, to have fired a weapon appears to have been driver in the car. Again, he says those shots came after the driver said Foster pointed weapon at him.
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