Police responded to the intersection of 6th Street and San Jacinto Boulevard amid reports of shots being fired, the Austin American-Statesman reported, referencing an arrest affidavit. The alleged shooter was identified as Keshawn Haley, 22, who is said to have been involved in an altercation with another person before pulling out the gun and firing a shot into the air, according to the affidavit.

The incident is said to have been caught on surveillance camera footage, according to the report. On the footage, Haley is seen walking along 6th Street with a group of men when one of their members began arguing with another man from another group, according to the report. A physical confrontation ensued, and that's when Hally allegedly pulled out the firearm and discharged it, as details in the affidavit.