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Man killed in shooting involving SWAT

A man was killed after a SWAT call in southeast Austin turned into an officer-involved shooting on Tuesday afternoon.

FOX 7 Austin reported Wednesday that around 12:36 p.m., officers saw a stolen car near the intersection of Salt Springs Drive and Thaxton Road.

The driver was inside a business, but refused to leave, prompting a SWAT call out.

Efforts to get him to surrender were not successful, Austin Police Department (APD) says.

At 5:19 p.m., APD updated the incident to an officer-involved shooting.

CrimesChroniclers confirmed that the man was shot and pronounced dead at the hospital.

APD says no officers or civilians were injured.

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