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Area cleared after reports of shots fired at Roy G. Guerrero Park

Police said the SWAT team responded to the area around Krieg Field.

AUSTIN, Texas — Austin police have cleared the area after reports of shots fired at a southeast Austin park on Saturday afternoon.

The Austin Police Department said officers were at Krieg Field at Roy G. Guerrero Park, "actively searching for suspects who have been firing shots in the area."

Calls came in from multiple witnesses around 10:38 a.m. with reports of shots fired in a nearby wooded area, police told KVUE.

When officers arrived on the scene, they continued to hear gunfire. The area was locked down and SWAT responded to conduct a large area search, APD said.

No victims or suspects were located.

No other information is available at this time.

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