Officer shoots, kills home invasion suspect in central Austin

AUSTIN (KXAN) — One person died in an officer-involved shooting in central Austin Friday morning.
Residents called 911 around 3:40 a.m., saying someone was inside their home on the 4500 block of Avenue G. They hid in a closet and stayed on the call, telling police around 3:43 a.m. that they heard gunshots. According to the Austin Police Department, the suspect fired shots both inside and outside the home.
“They didn’t have any contact because they stayed inside the closet, but