Foot Chase Ends When Suspect Points Gun at Austin Officers

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* (Disclaimer: The content in this video is intended for educational and informational purposes only) Austin, Texas — On Saturday, July 11, 2026, at 8:13 a.m., Austin Police (APD) officers responded to multiple 9-1-1 calls reporting that a White male on an electric scooter was chasing and threatening runners with a handgun in the area of West 5th Street and North Lamar Boulevard. Witnesses reported that the incident began after a runner told the man to slow down while riding on the sidewalk. According to witnesses, the suspect became involved in a verbal altercation where he used slurs addressed to the running group. The suspect proceeded to strike a female victim, which escalated into a brief physical altercation. The suspect subsequently produced a handgun, pointed it at multiple people, and threatened to shoot them before fleeing the area on the scooter. Officers arrived on the scene within two minutes at 8:15 a.m. and began searching for the suspect. Throughout the morning, officers gathered witness statements, reviewed surveillance video, and developed a description of the suspect. At 10:23 a.m., APD checked the area of 1100 West Cesar Chavez Street and found a scooter they believed belong to the suspect. They continued to check the area for him. At 11:07 a.m., officers located an individual matching the suspect's description near the Ann and Roy Butler Hike-and-Bike Trail in the area of B.R. Reynolds Drive and West Cesar Chavez Street. Officers observed the individual, later identified as 29-year-old Emmanuel Diaz, get on the scooter and start to drive away. Officers gave him commands to stop. Diaz abandoned the scooter and fled on foot. Officers pursued him for a short distance while giving multiple commands for him to stop. During the pursuit, officers…

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