UPDATE (2:35 p.m.) – Austin-Bergstrom International Airport has reopened for normal operations after all departing flights were briefly grounded this afternoon after reports of a shooter in the area, airport officials said.
After searching for nearly two hours, TCSO and assisting agencies found no person or weapon in relation to a call about a person shooting at airplanes departing ABIA from Richard Moya Park.
— Travis County SO (@TravisCoSheriff) November 15, 2018
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport has reopened for normal operations after all departing flights were briefly grounded this afternoon after reports of a shooter in the area, airport officials said.
Update: Ground stop @AUSairport has been lifted. Passengers are advised to check with their airlines for updated flight status.
— Austin-Bergstrom (@AUStinAirport) November 15, 2018
The Austin American-Statesman reports the airport made that determination at about 2:23 p.m. (CST).
Earlier, all planes departing from the airport were grounded while the Travis County sheriff’s office investigated reports that a person was shooting at aircraft with a rifle.
The Stateman reports the sheriff’s office received a report at 12:24 p.m. that person with a .22 caliber rifle was shooting at planes from nearby Richard Moya Park, which is near the south end of the airport at the intersection of Emma Browning Avenue and Burleson Road.
Upon inspection, deputies were unable to find any suspects matching that description in the area. Deputies also told the newspaper that the public was not in any imminent danger.
TCSO deputies on scene at Richard Moya Park after someone reported a person shooting at aircraft. Despite rumors, there are NO escaped inmates from Travis County Correctional Complex. Search continues, no shooter or weapon located.
— Travis County SO (@TravisCoSheriff) November 15, 2018
Officers from the Texas Department of Public Safety, the Austin Police Department and the sheriff’s office were quickly at the scene.
