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Car clubs gathered in Edward Rendon Sr. Park in East Austin last week to denounce the violence that broke out on Easter Sunday and emphasize that the suspects are not affiliated with them.
While East Austin residents celebrated the holiday with neighborhood car shows at the Festival Beach park off Lady Bird Lake, an altercation among three men turned violent.
Austin police said 24-year-old Braylon Harper shot at two other men after one of them stabbed him. A bystander was struck by a stray bullet and taken to the hospital but had injuries not considered life-threatening, according to police.
Harper was arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, a second-degree felony. Authorities are still looking for the two other men involved in the violence.
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Austin Police have arrested one man in connection to a shooting that happened at Rendon Park in East Austin on Easter Sunday.
Three people were taken to the hospital Sunday night after at least one person shot into a crowd just before 8 p.m. Caption: Police are interviewing one suspect and say there could be a second person involved after shots fired at Easter celebrations. (Photo: CBS Austin)
APD received 15 separate calls of an active shooter near Nash Hernandez Senior Rd. [The police] came at 8 p.m. and when I checked out at about 10:30 p.m., they were still here, said East Austin resident Juan Valera. We were kind of careful after that, kind of just stay inside.
1 arrested, 2 sought in shooting at Edward Rendon Sr. Park
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Police are responding to a shooting on Nash Hernandez Senior Rd.
24-year-old Braylon Harper has been arrested and charged with second-degree felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
The Austin Police Department says officers responded to Edward Rendon Sr. Park, also known as Chicano Park, in the 1600 block of Nash Hernandez Sr Road just before 8 p.m. Sunday after receiving about 15 separate 911 calls about an active shooter in the park.
APD says that at the time of the incident, the park was filled with people, including families and a large group of car enthusiasts.
Arrested: Braylon Harper, Black male, 24 years of age
On April 4, 2021 at approximately 7:54 p.m., Austin Police officers responded to Edward Rendon Sr. Park (known to many as Chicano Park) located in the 1600 block of Nash Hernandez Sr. Road following approximately 15 separate 9-1-1 calls reporting an active shooter in the park. At the time of this incident, the park was filled with people including families and a large group of car enthusiasts.
The preliminary investigation revealed that a small group of people were involved in a disturbance. The disturbance escalated into a fight between two Hispanic males and Braylon Harper. During the fight, a knife was produced and Harper was stabbed. Harper fired a pistol in their direction as the stabbing suspects fled on foot. In the process, a bullet struck a bystander who was transported with non-life threatening injuries.