Rick Jervis

USA TODAY

Law enforcement agents on Wednesday arrested the man accused of killing one person and injuring four others during a weekend shooting in Austin’s popular Sixth Street district.

Endicott McCray, 24, was arrested in Atlanta and was being held in Fulton County Jail. He’s wanted on a murder charge in connection with the death of Teqnika Moultrie, a California resident who was visiting her fiancée’s family in Austin.

Austin Police said the victims were shot just past 2 a.m. Sunday on Sixth Street, a bustling seven-block entertainment district housing restaurants and bars that's popular with tourists. The incident briefly triggered an “active shooter” call when another unrelated shooting occurred minutes later a few blocks away. No one was injured in the second shooting, and nearby individuals disarmed the suspect, who was injured and transported to a hospital.

Witnesses told police McCray pulled out a handgun after being shoved by a man he was with around 2:15 a.m. near Sixth Street and Brazos Streets, according to an arrest warrant affidavit obtained by the Austin American-Statesman.

“McCray pointed the firearm at the ground in front of him and fired at least one gunshot,” the affidavit said. “McCray then immediately raised and canted the firearm sideways as he fired up to four more gunshots.” One of those shots hit Moultrie in the head, killing her. Three of the injured were treated and released at the scene while one was transported to a local hospital and listed in stable condition.

The incident launched a manhunt for the gunman. Agents with the U.S. Marshals Southeast Fugitive Task Force found McCray on Wednesday morning in the vicinity of a bus and train station in east Atlanta, an Austin police official told the Statesman. Agents had learned he would be in the area and began surveillance.

McCray was detained by officers without incident and admitted who he was, according to the Statesman. He is a resident of San Marcos, about 30 miles south of Austin, and has several felony burglary convictions, according to court records. He was scheduled to appear in Hays County Court in September for a possession of marijuana charge.