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Austin Police Confirm No Link Between Two Downtown Shootings | News.com.au Two separate shootings occurred in downtown Austin, Texas, in the early hours of July 31, leaving one person dead and four wounded, police said. One shooting took place on Sixth Street, a popular bar area, where police said a woman believed to be in her 20s was killed and several were injured. Another took place several blocks away at the 800 block of Trinity Street, where one person was shot. Both scenes were secured by police, who appealed to the public for information about the shooting on Sixth Street. This video shows an Austin police media briefing regarding the shootings. Despite their initial impressions, Chief Brian Manley said police were not classifying it as an ?active shooter? situation, and that there were two isolated incidents in which one person was killed and four were wounded.