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Man arrested in SXSW shooting incident

Austin police move through the crowd on Sixth Street during South by Southwest on Friday March18, 2016. (Stephen Spillman / for American-Statesman)

Police have arrested Rondarius Spicer, 22, in connection to the downtown shooting incident that panicked crowds in the heart of South by Southwest early Sunday morning.

Rondarius fired his gun into the air near the intersection of Sixth and Trinity streets, police said, and was arrested shortly after. There were no injuries. Videos from the scene include what sounds like two shots being fired.

Spicer, who has a Killeen address, has been charged with a misdemeanor weapons charge, and police say he will likely face a felony charge for deadly conduct for discharging a deadly weapon.

Spicer was arrested at 1:55 a.m. on the 400 block of East Seventh Street. He remains in Travis County jail.

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