Austin Police Say Officers Shot Anthoneil Williams II After 911 Call About a Displayed Gun
Police said the July 24, 2026 encounter in Austin, Texas began with a 911 call reporting someone displaying a gun, and that officers fired after they believed Williams pointed a firearm at them. Little else is established.
2 reports on this incident · first at Aug 15, 2026, 6:31 p.m. ET
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Aug 15, 2026, 6:31 p.m. ETFirst report
Austin Police Say Officers Shot Anthoneil Williams II After 911 Call About a Displayed Gun
Austin police said officers shot Anthoneil Williams II after they believed he pointed a firearm at them. The encounter began after a 911 call reporting that someone was displaying a gun, according to the same account.
The date given for the shooting is July 24, 2026.
The sequence described above elbelief that Williams pointed a firearm, and the shots fired ebelist is the police department's account.
The location is recorded only to the level of the city: Austin, Texas. No street, address or neighborhood is specified.
Williams is identified by name in the record as the person officers shot. The record does not credit a particular agency with releasing the name.
The material available for this report does not state Williams's condition, how many officers fired, whether a firearm was recovered at the scene, or whether any review of the shooting has been announced. This story will be updated as more is confirmed.
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