Police: 2 Dead After Car Runs Through Crowd at SXSW

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Image: Brian Hernandez/Mashable

By Sam Laird2014-03-13 07:47:56 UTC

The reverie of SXSW in Austin, Texas, was violently interrupted at about 12:30 a.m. local time on Thursday morning when a car drove through a crowd outside several nightclubs. Two people were killed at more than 20 injured, according to an early Associated Press report.

Police said the driver had been taken into custody but did not initially reveal any more information:

Mashable's Brian Hernandez was nearby and arrived at the scene shortly after the incident:

Other Twitter users documented the scene as well:

A YouTube user at the scene posted this video:

Police have asked any witnesses to share what they saw:

Here's more from the police press conference that got underway at about 2:30 a.m. CT:

More coming ...

Topics: SXSW 2014, U.S., US & World