Two found dead after SWAT situation in Austin, Texas

Two people were found dead in a medical building in Texas on Tuesday night after a SWAT situation that lasted more than six hours, according to NBC affiliate KXAN.

Austin Police said officers responded to a “disturbance call” just before 4:30 p.m. at a “commercial building” in the 1900 block of West 35th Street. KXAN subsequently identified the building as the Children’s Medical Group.

A robotic unit was sent inside the building, police said. After the camera identified a “barricaded subject,” members of the SWAT team were called to the scene and entered the facility, police said.

They attempted to communicate with the barricaded person inside the office through a loudspeaker, KXAN reported.

“We haven’t spoken to you for a few hours, and we want to make sure you’re okay,” a SWAT member said, according to the news station.

Loud bangs could be heard around 10:50 p.m., the news station reported. Jody Barr, KXAN reporter at the scene, wrote about Twitter that he heard “multiple loud explosions” which sounded like gunshots. What followed was silence, Barr reported.

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Shortly after midnight, Austin police said on Twitter “The SWAT situation is over” and they found the bodies of the two victims. Their names have not been released.

The investigation was assigned to the homicide unit of the police department.

Authorities will provide an update on Wednesday morning.

The Children’s Medical Group did not immediately respond to a request for comment. As of Wednesday morning, the company’s website appeared to be down.