Man with rifle seen walking along highway in Texas


A person was seen acting strangely in a store, claiming to have a gun. They were later spotted with a rifle while walking along the highway. Another witness suggested they might just be a traveler.
Audio|Source: Travis County Law Enforcement
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Transcript:
There was a (name withheld) in the Dollar General that was acting erratic. He had asked the manager if he could set his gun down. This is going to be third-party information. Unknown in talks or weapons, he does have a backpack and what looked like a baseball bat in the backpack. Compliant advice that they didn't see a gun, just repeated what he said to the manager. He was last seen walking eastbound on the westbound side of 71. Subject to white male, dark shirt, dark pants. My name is (name withheld). Go ahead. Just want to confirm that this is a salvage vehicle in valid registration. Getting multiple reports, we have an additional caller advising of a (name withheld) with a rifle on his shoulder on the shoulder on the westbound side of 71. Send by 202. We're on the original call. My subject just walked in with a gun at 22508, West of Highway 71. Officer Day, 6.1-9, 1042. Canceles. 1526. 1526. 1526. Building 2,000, room 2120, or (name withheld). 104. 1220. 1220. 1220. John 2, 770, 1041. Me ship, District Patrol will be coming out of Riverside. 104. No. 4. 13.04. I'll get an incident number 4, lones, concern, I don't know, from that call I got in earlier. That's it. 1304, incident number 2.304, incident number 252. 270-570 repeating 252-2-270 570 771 at UT 42. You meet us back here. Go by later, and I wait. The person in (name withheld) 10. The additional caller is former law enforcement advised (name withheld) approaching J5 Steakhouse. Additional caller on the original, advised that unknown in talks but (name withheld) seemed to alert. The (name withheld) was the last. in the Dollar General market 10 to 15 minutes ago. Additional call complaint that was clear not to approach. Does have a smithin lesson on him as clear to keep it secured. That caller is parked at the steakhouse in a white 2024 Ford Transit van with a company decal. Advising the (name withheld) still not doing anything suspicious, complainant thinks it could just be a traveler. The original complainant advised they can't make out what's sticking out of the backpack, possibly a stick or a bat. 820.
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State Hwy 71, Texas
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