Two shot at E. Austin apartment complex

AUSTIN (KXAN) - Austin police said they are searching for several suspects after two people were shot at an East Austin apartment complex early Tuesday morning.

Police got the call around 3 a.m. Tuesday at the Wickersham Green apartments near Wickersham Lane and Riverside Drive.

Both victims were taken to a local hospital and treated for injuries that were not life-threatening.

Investigators have little information to go on, but said they think robbery may have been the motive in the shootings.

Officers said they think the suspects knew the victims and that there may have been some sort of situation that led up to the shooting. The police department said this is an isolated incident and that there is no threat to the public..

No arrests had been made as of noon Tuesday, and no other information has been released.

According to a KXAN analysis of Austin Police Department crime data, the area around the Wickersham Green apartment complex is no stranger to crime.

Just this year alone, Austin police have investigated numerous crimes including aggravated robbery, assaults, vehicle burglaries, indecent exposure, hit-and-run crashes, terroristic threats and thefts.

Crime statistics

• 1 AGG ASSAULT FAM/DATE VIOLENCE
• 1 AGG ROBBERY/DEADLY WEAPON
• 1 ASLT BY CONTACT FAM/DATING VIO
• 1 ASSAULT BY THREAT
• 10 ASSAULT W/INJURY-FAM/DATE VIOL
• 2 AUTO THEFT
• 2 BURGLARY OF RESIDENCE
• 10 BURGLARY OF VEH
• 2 CRED CARD ABUSE BY FORGERY
• 9 CRIMINAL MISCHIEF
• 2 DISTURBANCE/OTHER
• 1 DOG ORDINANCE VIOL
• 1 DRIVING WHILE LICENSE INVALID
• 2 FAILURE TO IDENTIFY
• 1 FALSE REPORT TO PEACE OFFICER
• 12 FAMILY DISTURBANCE
• 1 GRAFFITI
• 5 HARASSMENT
• 1 INDECENT EXPOSURE
• 4 LEAVING THE SCENE CRASH/ACCIDE
• 2 LOST PROP
• 2 POSS CONTROLLED SUB/NARCOTIC
• 1 POSS OF FIREARM BY FELON
• 4 PUBLIC INTOXICATION
• 2 ROBBERY BY ASSAULT
• 1 SUICIDE
• 1 SUSPICIOUS PERSON
• 2 TERRORISTIC THREAT
• 5 THEFT
• 1 THEFT OF AUTO PARTS