Police in Texas say they are working an officer-involved shooting but it is unclear if it’s related to the recent spate of bombings.
The Austin Police Department tweeted early Wednesday morning that the shooting happened in the 1700 block of N. Interstate 35.
The federal Bureau of Alcohol and Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) confirmed on social media it was at the scene, in relation to investigating a bombing suspect.
BREAKING: ATF is with @Austin_Police and @FBISanAntonio on I-35 at the scene of the individual suspected in the #packagebombmurders pic.twitter.com/JAZssOclMI
— @ATFHQ
Investigators have been pursuing a suspected serial bomber in Austin since the first explosion on March 2. A 39-year old man was killed. A 17-year-old boy was killed and two women were injured in two separate blasts on March 12.
On Sunday, two men — ages 22 and 23 — were injured in a blast triggered by a tripwire.
On Tuesday, a bomb inside a package exploded around 1 a.m. as it passed along a conveyer belt at a FedEx shipping center in Schertz, northeast of San Antonio and about 95 kilometres southwest of Austin. One worker reported ringing in her ears and was treated at the scene.