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Man with rifle on bicycle yelling at people downtownAustin TX

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Congress Ave. & W 4th St, Austin, TX 78701

A man was seen in downtown Austin riding a black bicycle with a rifle on his back. He was wearing a red vest and a turtle hat, and was yelling at people. Authorities were trying to locate him for a welfare check. No illegal activity has been reported at this time.

Audio|Source: Travis County Law Enforcement
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But it's a white male wearing a red vest, a turtle hat on a black bicycle with a rifle strapped to his back.
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Just going around yelling at people, they're still attempting to locate.
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10-4. Oh, fly around. See, I've seen.
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703 to CID-A.J.
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Bikes are out and in the area.
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Is there criminal activity when you're going to look out for?
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Yeah, if y'all are monitoring APD George, they've been talking about it. There's a guy with a rifle strap to his back.
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He's just going around yelling at people. They just want to kind of keep an eye on them and do a welfare check. He's not doing anything illegal at this point.

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Congress Ave. & W 4th St, Austin, TX 78701

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