Brayden Bolyard, 17, died at the scene of the shooting at the lounge Saturday night, Austin police said in a news release. It said many witnesses told police that a man, later identified as Stevens, was standing on the stage in front of the DJ and pointing a pistol at the crowd. We are saddened by the loss to our school community and will make every effort to help our students and staff members through this difficult time," Superintendent Toni Hicks said in a statement Tuesday. #Round2 Friday @OdemTx 7:30 pic.twitter.com/TfnGJXYJZx. Marshals Task Force. How to rescan your TV Weather 'Hold on tight': 25 years since the Jarrell, TX tornado. Stevens went to Killeen High School when Jai-Tron Tatum was a student there, said Nick Spinetto, a spokesman for the Jarrell School District. I told my wife: Get inside. This PUBLIC group lists all the crime and safety incidents found on social media and from other sources for Jarrell, Texas and the Sonterra MUD. They are also both listed as members of the Jarrell football team on a football roster online. If you have any information regarding this investigation, please contact WCSO at 512-943-1300 or crime stoppers at 1-800-253-7867. Its below the dignity of the governor to impugn the victims of a mass shooting about their legal status," said Domingo Garcia, president of the League of United Latin American Citizens. The witness said he saw Stevens then fire multiple times before running out of the lounge behind other people who were leaving, police said. Stevens was shown on the video standing in the center of the people exiting, the affidavit said. ICE said a man by the name of Francisco Oropesa Perez-Torres, a 38-year-old Mexican citizen, had been ordered removed from the U.S. March 16, 2009 by an immigration and then removed from the country by ICE in Houston on March 17, 2009. (Authorities later said the boy was 9 years old.). Nine people have been injured after gunfire erupted at a teenagers' party in Jasper County, Texas. Capers said his deputies had been to Oropesa's home at least once before and spoken with him about "shooting his gun in the yard." WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) A 14-year-old boy was shot in his lower extremities Friday night in Jarrell after a fight involving multiple people, according to the Williamson County Sheriffs Office. Cedric Marks 'medical issue' leads to delay in trial, Pleasant Weather Pattern for First Half of the Work Week | Central Texas Forecast, Tornado Watch issued for most of Central Texas, According to the Austin Police Department, Man arrested in connection with North Austin hookah lounge shooting that left 2 dead, 4 injured. My friends still have the gun so it's still going down. Garcia's 9-year-old son also was killed. The Honduran Foreign Ministry on Sunday told CBS that it is in contact with the families the victims "to start the process to repatriate their bodies back to Honduras.". One person was pronounced dead at 10:42 p.m. Austin-Travis County EMS said two of the victims were taken to a local trauma facility in critical condition. The student, whose name was not immediately released, died in the shooting that occurred at about 10:19 p.m. at Suya Palace Hookah Lounge, 12636 Research Blvd., Austin police said. As the witness was running away, he said, he had to step over the pistol that Stevens used, according to the affidavit. Allowing children to express their feelings is important. On Feb. 1, Jaitron Tatum, another Jarrell ISD student, died from his injuries, the Austin Police Department said. The date has not yet been set. Notifications can be turned off anytime in the browser settings. Wilson Garcia says he asked his neighbor, who was shooting a gun in his yard late Friday night, to shoot farther away from Garcia's home because Garcia's 1-month-old son was sleeping. "I don't want to risk anything happening to them, so I don't want to put them in danger. Only the admin can post. 192 in best cities to live in the U.S., one ranking site says, Heights veteran says Fort Hood is home, will always be 'Fort Hood', Q and A: 6 running for Killeen City Council, Killeen reader supports Second Amendment with qualifications, Candidates in May 6 election questioned at NAACP forum, Former councilwoman renews call for gun ban in council chambers, Texas gov. With the return of warm weather and the anticipated lifting of a pandemic-era law known as Title 42, which made expelling people easier, a jump in the current numbers is anticipated. Sun and clouds mixed. Truck driver arrested following shooting incident in Jarrell. High 78F. The Cleveland Independent School District issued a statement saying it was "heartbroken learning the news concerning the death of one of our students." More:Shooting at hookah lounge in Northwest Austin leaves one dead, four injured. Grief comes in many forms and at different times for everyone, Jarrell ISD said in a statement. Texas has seen jumps in apprehensions of people crossing the border from Mexico, many of whom turn themselves in and ask for asylum. A relative of Bolyard's did not return a request for comment on Wednesday. "Our hearts are heavy with grief," the district wrote in a statement Thursday. OPINION: Whats behind the numbers in Killeens Best Cities ranking? ", First published on April 29, 2023 / 7:27 AM. JARRELL, Texas ( KWTX /Gray News) - Two people are trapped about 17 feet underground after a trench collapsed Tuesday morning, KWTX reported. We do, however, offer our most sincere condolences and support to the families and friends of the victims. Updated on: May 1, 2023 / 8:00 AM Jarrell PD said they do not have a suspect at this time. Some students may feel sadness, some may feel anger, some may feel loneliness, and some may feel nothing. I dont care if he was here legally. "Our hearts are heavy with grief. May 27, 1997 is a day most people in Central Texas won't forget. Five people, including a 9-year-old boy, had been fatally shot "almost execution-style" in the rampage, police said. Police said they received multiple 911 calls around 10:19 p.m. Saturday reporting a shooting at 12636 Research Blvd. Partly cloudy. Little information was available Thursday morning from the Williamson County Sheriffs Office. A total of three children found covered in blood in the home were taken to a hospital but found to be uninjured, Capers said. He was in my county.. "A person of interest has been identified.". On Tuesday, Jarrell ISD first said a senior from Jarrell High School died at the hospital from his injuries, but didn't identify him. The driver fired one shot at the pavement, and shrapnel from the pavement hit the cashier in the ear. Here's what they had to say. Anyone with any information on the case is asked to contactthe Austin Police Department at 512-974-TIPS. James Smith, FBI Houston special agent in charge, said the agency initially releasedthe wrong suspect's photo but "now we are 100% confident that we have the right photo outthere. May 1, 2023, 12:10 PM PDT. The department also announced that Stevens was identified as a person of interest after the shooting. A male and two female victims were injured in the shooting and taken to local hospitals, officials have said. A massive EF5 tornado tore through Jarrell, Texas, leaving 27 dead and flattening the small town that sits along Interstate. "I tell my wife all the time, 'Stay away from the neighbors. "Cleveland ISD will take all measures, precautionary needs and any necessary actions to help all of our students and staff during this time, as well as keeping them safe!". Across the U.S. since Jan. 1, there have been at least 18 shootings that left four or more people dead, according toa databasemaintained by The Associated Press and USA Today, in partnership with Northeastern University. It was not clear whether any action was taken at the time. Austin police are investigating the death of a second Jarrell High School football player from a shooting that wounded three other people at a hookah lounge on Saturday night, officials said on Thursday. Please log in, or sign up for anew account and Jarrell PD is asking parents of JISD students to properly secure firearms and monitor their students social media accounts. She even mentioned shooting them on the bus," Baacke said. Are they going to, you know, what are they going to do? 28, 2022 at 9:51 AM PDT. High 88F. According to the Austin Police Department, the shooting happened Saturday around 10:19 p.m. at the Moon Palace Hookah Lounge in the 12600 block of Research Boulevard. 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Watt Found a Hilarious Way to Make, Look: Panthers LB Brian Burns Dwarfs No. A 19-year-old has been charged with capital murder in the shooting deaths of two Jarrell High School football players in January at a hookah lounge in Northwest Austin that was filled with . "We've since learned that at least one of the victims may have been in the United States legally," Eze said. Capers said there were 10 people in the house some of whom had just moved there earlier in the week but that that no one else was injured. Police declined to provide further details. You wouldn't think this kind of stuff would happen," concerned JISD parent Raven Baacke said. Daniel attended Northside Elementary School. We ask you to join us in keeping his family and our community in your thoughts during this time.". Get the Android Weather app from Google Play, Sign Up for Daily News & Breaking News Newsletters, Sign up for Digging Deep: Inside KXAN Investigates newsletter. Velazquez Alvarado's husband, Jefrey Riveram, told the Honduran networkHCHthat his wife died protecting children. If you have a subscription, please log in or sign up for an account on our website to continue. Bolyard died at the scene on Jan. 28 at the Moon Palace Hookah Lounge at 12636 Research Blvd., and Tatum died from his gunshot wounds four days later at a hospital. Abbott announced on his personal and state Twitter accounts a $50,000 reward for the gunman who used an AR-15 rifle to kill five neighbors execution-style, including a 9-year-old boy, in Cleveland, Texas, on Friday night. If you want to plan the perfect spring picnic, food and drink are important, but its certainly not the only factor to consider. Press Release: On Saturday, January 28, 2023, at approximately 10:17 p.m., Austin Police Department (APD) officers responded to a shooting at the Moon Palace Hooka Lounge at 12636 Research Boulevard. Our hearts and prayers are with their families and loved ones, the district said. All rights reserved. Published: Jun. A police spokesperson said officers arrived minutes later and began performing life-saving measures on the victims until EMS arrived. The other four were identified by police as Sonia Argentina Guzman, 25; Diana Velazquez Alvarado, 21; Julisa Molina Rivera, 31; and Jose Jonathan Casarez, 18. Detectives determined that the shooter had a prior history with one of the victims, police have said. What is the current COVID risk in your county? Thats the issue, not the legal status of the victims. The shooting took place on a rural pothole-riddled street where single-story homes sit on wide 1-acre lots and are surrounded by a thick canopy of trees. Officers at the scene found five victims with gunshot wounds . Police said they have identified a person of interest in the shooting and believe the shooter had a prior history with one of the victims. A spokesman for the district, Nick Spinetto, made a statement about Tatum's death on Thursday. Low 59F. Our students need to know that however they are feeling is okay.. Please purchase a subscription to read our premium content. 0:51. 2023 www.statesman.com. Jarrell ISD students among 1 dead, 4 injured at NW Austin hookah lounge shooting. The district also offered its condolences. Police said he had prior history with one of the victims. "It's a normal thing people do around here, especially on Fridays after work," Arevalo said. There were at least 100 people inside the venue, including multiple students from Austin-area high schools, it said. Greg Abbott on Monday called the victims of a mass shooting in Texas over the weekend "illegal immigrants," drawing searing backlash for . Please. Gov. San Jacinto County Sheriff Greg Capers said Saturday evening that authorities had widened the search to as far as 20 miles (32 kilometers) from the scene of the shooting. Stevens was being held Tuesday at the Bell County Jail with bail set at $4.5 million, according to a county website. AUSTIN, Texas The suspect in a deadly shooting at a club in Downtown Austin early Sunday morning has been arrested. Jarrell ISD said an absence will be excused if parents decide to keep their middle school child home tomorrow. . Are they going to have metal detectors there? JARRELL, Texas ( FOX 44) - Two men are dead after a construction accident in Jarrell this morning. Army colonel faces possible court-martial, Fort Hood officials say, Large police force responds to riot at Killeen school, Weather Alert: Tornado reported on North Fort Hood, Parent of kindergartner questions Killeen school board, After thug ville text, KISD board to consider nonrenewal of former principals contract, KISD board votes to not renew ex-Chaparral principals contract, Coming to Killeen? This is a tragedy that involves another serial killing and a weapon for war that was used in the killing. Which areas of Texas are growing the fastest? We hope that you continue to enjoy our free content. No motive for the shooting was included in the arrest affidavit. Austin police are investigating the death of a second Jarrell High School football player from a shooting that wounded three other people at a hookah lounge on Saturday night, officials said . It said Stevens shoot multiple times at the crowd and people started leaving. JARRELL, Texas - Jarrell police are investigating a threat made on social mediaand are asking parents in Jarrell ISD to secure their firearms and monitor their students social media accounts. Spinetto also commented earlier in the week about Bolyard's death. JARRELL A truck driver was arrested Wednesday after he allegedly fired a shot at a cashier at the Dominos Pizza in Jarrell. San Jacinto County Sheriff GregCapers explained the delayed police response in the town of Cleveland, about 45 miles north of Houston, saying he had only three officers covering 700 square miles. It's not over. Winds ENE at 5 to 10 mph. Republican leaders in Texas have continually rejected calls for new firearm restrictions, including this year over the protests of several families whose children were killed in Uvalde. DNA solves "decades-old mystery" after woman's remains found in 1995, Arkansas woman indicted for selling stolen body parts to Pennsylvania man, $3 million fentanyl shipment to Maine restaurant prompts arrest, racist attack at an El Paso Walmart in 2019, gunman opening fire at a church in the tiny town of Sutherland Springs in 2017. ", My heart is with this little boy, Capers said Sunday. "Several dozen law enforcement officials are currently investigating leads and intel as it becomes available, as well as continuing to examine the area," Capers said. Garcia said one of the women had told him to jump out a window because my children were without a mother and one of their parents had to stay alive to take care of them.. "To our great sadness, we received word this morning that a Jarrell High School student passed away overnight in the hospital," he said. WCSO says he is in stable condition. An official at the scene said the call was. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph.. Tonight Four died at the scene; Daniel died at a hospital a short time after the shooting Friday night. Low 58F. The Jarrell school district has confirmed that Bolyard and Tatum were both students at Jarrell High School. What happens to First Republic Bank's stock and deposits now? Don't argue with them. The Jarrell Police Department is dedicated to providing a safe environment and a high quality of life Jarrell Police Department | Jarrell TX The two unnamed men were digging a sewer line when they got trapped in a 24-foot trench. Temple, TX (76501) Today. Sunshine and clouds mixed. The note said that at least one of the victims was a legal resident of the U.S., and added their names. There were at least five . Anyone with any information can contact the Austin Police Department at 512-974-TIPS People can also submit a tip anonymously through the Capital Area Crime Stoppers Program by visitingaustincrimestoppers.orgor by calling 512-472-8477. WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) A 14-year-old boy was shot in his lower extremities Friday night in Jarrell after a fight involving multiple people, according to the Williamson County. Garcia said he called police when the man refused. Crisis counselors were available Monday at district schools. High 78F. AUSTIN, Texas (AP) A high school student was killed and four others were injured when a person opened fire over the weekend at a hookah lounge in Austin, Texas, authorities said Monday.. The posts have been taken down, but parents believe the threat is real and many plan to keep their children home from school Monday. Jarrell ISD said there was an incident at the middle school on Friday, but it was addressed, Jarrell PD investigated, and there was not a gun found on the campus. Some Jarrell parents are having their students stay home from school tomorrow after TikToks, apparently posted by a student, announced threats to shoot up Jarrell Middle School. The FBI and Texas Department of Public Safety and did not respond to requests for records or data to verify the governor's description of the victims. A horse could be seen behind the victim's home, while in the front yard of Oropesa's house a dog and chickens wandered. featured Jarrell High School student killed in Austin shooting; another student hospitalized STAFF REPORT Jan 30, 2023 Updated Jan 30, 2023 A Jarrell High School student was killed and four. It said other victims were standing near Tatum. You have permission to edit this article. "The occupants exited away from the shooter in a ripple like pattern, similar to the ripples created by an object dropped in water."