One killed, three hospitalised after active shooting in Texas: police

Confirming the attack, police authorities said that a woman in her 30s was killed in the shooting.

Washington: Police in Austin, Texas said that an -"active shooter-" had on Sunday caused -"multiple victims,-" with local media reports saying that at least one person was dead.

Police said via Twitter there were separate shootings downtown -"within the same area,-" and that -"both scenes are secure at this time.-"

A woman in her 30s was killed in the incident, the Austin American-Statesman newspaper reported, citing county emergency medical personnel.

At least three other people were rushed to a local hospital, the newspaper said.

Police across the country, and especially in Texas, remain on edge weeks after a black extremist shot dead five officers protecting a peaceful march against police brutality in Dallas.