Criminal Acts [Extra Extra]
At South Austin Marriott hotel, man posed as a cop and sexually assaulted a woman who had placed an ad on Craigslist. A third arrest made for the Spiros violence last week: Wendon Earl Candrick is accused of stabbing a music promoter before the shootings took place. The family of Nathaniel Sanders is suing the City of Austin, as well as the cop who shot Sanders. A community meeting was held last night on the Sanders shooting. A new HR Director for the city. Space Shuttle Atlantis made a pit stop in San Antonio today. DPS has to clarify confusing new booster seat law.
More Details Emerge on Spiro's Shooting
The hip-hop group behind this morning's shooting outside Spiro's has now been identified as the "LG Allstarz" from La Grange, Texas.
Early Morning Shooting Near Spiro's Leaves At Least 6 Injured
Members of a rap group fired gunshots outside hip-hop club Spiros on Red River last night, just after downtown bars had closed. According to police, the scuffle started when members of one of the groups performing at the club earlier in the evening were forced to leave the venue. Later, around 2:15 a.m., two of them came back and opened fire on the crowd. At least six people were sent to hospitals for non-life threatening injuries. Authorities are still unclear as to whether the incident happened inside or outside the venue. Neither men have been identified, an the investigation is pending. [Blotter]

