Multiple Officer-Involved Shootings Injure Four in Austin, Bremerton, Lakewood

Multiple officer-involved shootings occurred across the U.S. in recent days, resulting in injuries but no reported fatalities among law enforcement. In South Austin, police shot and injured a person in a wheelchair after reports of the individual blocking traffic and allegedly pointing a gun at a 911 caller; an investigation is ongoing and no immediate threat remains to the community. In Lakewood, Colorado, an officer shot one person near West Colfax Avenue and Wadsworth Boulevard, with circumstances leading up to the shooting still unclear. In Bremerton, Washington, deputies responding to a reported prowler at a Fred Meyer parking lot shot and injured a man, who was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries; the Kitsap County Incident Response Team and Bremerton Police are investigating. Details about what prompted these shootings remain under investigation, and authorities are expected to release more information as their inquiries progress.