Suspected shooter dies in police confrontation

Police responded to reports of gunfire in the capital city’s downtown area around 2 a.m. on Nov. 28. 

An estimated 100 shots were fired in about 10 minutes, hitting buildings including the Mexican consulate, police headquarters and the federal court building. No pedestrians, motorists or building occupants were reported injured in the incident.

An armed suspect identified as Larry Steven McQuilliams, 49, of Austin, was shot and killed when he was confronted by an Austin police officer near police headquarters. Bomb squad officers searched McQuilliams’ parked vehicle and found small propane tanks of a kind the suspect may have used in a failed attempt to set the consulate building afire.