Texas assault: 13 injured, yet on the run

Joseph Chacon of Austin police said there are reports that two of the injured are in serious condition, Reuters writes, broadcast Express newspaper.

I can't say that there's no danger of making public contact at this moment, because the suspect is not in custody. So far it seems to be isolated in this area”, the police official added.

The incident occurred about 1 and 30 minutes after midnight in the Entertainment District, and until the time of police reporting, no one has been registered.

“To this point is not to what prompted this (attack), but as a measure of extraordinary care, we have announced the FBI's joint tax on terrorism”, Chacon said.

Massive attacks in the United States have been quite frequent in recent years. The disturbing situation has prompted US President Joe Biden to seek from Congress the severity of the legislation on handing weapons permits.

Otherwise, the United States is known for its soft weapons laws and large numbers of weapons in the hands of civilians.