When Austin police SWAT officers deploy, they can look intimidating. Team members wear beefed-up ballistic vests and armor, and they carry specialized weapons beyond what patrol officers typically ...

Austin Police Department “As SWAT officers entered, the suspect immediately fired his gun at the officers, and the SWAT officers returned fire,” the police chief said.

Jorge Pastore has been identified as the SWAT officer who was shot and killed Saturday morning, according to a statement from interim Austin Police Chief Robin Henderson.. Pastore joined the ...

Four people died in a SWAT standoff situation Saturday, including Austin police officer Jorge Pastore. He is survived by his wife and two stepsons.

A barricaded gunman holding three hostages in Austin, Texas, shot and killed a SWAT officer early Saturday before being killed at the scene, authorities said. Two apparent victims were also found ...

The violence unfolded in South Austin around 4 a.m. when Austin Police SWAT officers forced entry into the home where the maniac was allegedly armed with a knife and gun and had trapped hostages, ...

AUSTIN, Texas — A hourslong hostage standoff in Austin, Texas, late Tuesday ended after police entered a pediatric office building and found two people dead. Austin police identified 43-year-old ...

The Austin Police Department (APD) SWAT Team is responding to an incident involving a suspect who barricaded themselves in a home early Monday morning in East Austin. According to APD, responders ...

Austin SWAT officer shoots armed suspect in Lockhart standoff, airlifted to hospital. Story by Isabella Bass, Tara Brolley • 14h. A person was shot by an Austin Police Department SWAT officer ...