KVUE's Melia Masumoto spoke with a neighbor who watched an hours-long SWAT standoff on May 21 that ultimately ended with Austin police killing a man.
According to police, the incident started when officers spotted a stolen vehicle near the intersection of Salt Springs Drive and Thaxton Road on May 21. Police said the stolen vehicle pulled into a Texaco and the driver entered the store.Gonzales with a gun inside the business and said he refused to leave
Saxx Williams, who owns Sax's Tacos inside the gas station, told KVUE he heard gunshots while he was cooking. Williams said Gonzales allowed him to leave, but that the store manager was still inside."I was just inside cooking and heard a gunshot … So I walked around the counter real slowly to see what was going on, and the guy behind there pops out, tells me, 'Yo, get out the store,'" Williams said.
After several hours, Gonzales was shot by police and taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. "I went to the window, and I noticed all the police cars and everything," Miguel Uribe said."Right away, I pick up the phone and start recording everything. And sat there and watch pretty much the whole process."
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