Austin Police Release Videos from Incident That Killed SWAT Officer

SWAT arrived at the scene just after 3 a.m. An exchange of gunfire occurred when SWAT attempted to enter the home. Officer Jorge Pastore and another officer were hit by gunfire. Pastore was mortally wounded.

The Austin Police Department released video footage Tuesday from officers’ body-worn cameras of a deadly SWAT incident in south Austin that left an APD officer and three other people dead.

The shooting happened in a home around 4:15 a.m. Nov. 11. APD Officer Jorge Pastore, two civilians and the suspect died. Another officer was injured, treated, and released from the hospital, KXAN reports.

APD identified the two civilians who were killed in the incident as Eyman Ahmed Elnemrnassar, a 63-year-old woman, and Riad Mohamed Nassar, a 32-year-old man.

The suspect was identified by APD as 35-year-old Ahmed Mohamed Nassar.

The incident started when APD responded to a 911 call reporting a stabbing at the home at 2:49 a.m. APD said officers entered the house in order to help the victims. When they did, the suspect shot at the officers. Those officers retreated from the home and called in SWAT.

SWAT arrived at the scene just after 3 a.m. An exchange of gunfire occurred when SWAT attempted to enter the home. Pastore and another officer were hit by gunfire. According to APD, the officer-involved shooting occurred at approximately 4:15 a.m.

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