NEIGHBORS FRUSTRATED: On the night of Memorial Day, dozens of people gathered to party on Purple Sage Drive in East Austin. Though they called police, one nearby resident says the party only got worse.
On the night of Memorial Day, dozens of people gathered to party on Purple Sage Drive in East Austin. Though they called police, nearby residents say the party only got worse.A resident is frustrated with police after a street party got out of control. She says the police response was inadequate and the situation could have been avoided.was packed with a group of 50-70 people doing car donuts, revving their engines, drinking, and fighting.
She told FOX 7 Austin she wanted to remain anonymous in case something like this happens again. She said the street party happened around 7 p.m. She immediately called police to avoid the situation from getting worse. She said she called the police several times, but nothing was done to stop the street party until around 9:30 p.m. when shots were fired.
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