Burnet County Police Search for Two Suspects in Attempted Shooting at EpiCenter Church

On Sunday October 6, 2024, at approximately 1033 hours Deputies with the Burnet County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Church at the Epicenter located at 2401 N US 281 Burnet, Burnet County, TX 78611 in reference of a check welfare due to an unknown 911 call.

According to BCSO dispatch, a male subject called 911, stated the address above, requested police and then disconnected.

Upon the arrival of law enforcement, it became clear that shots had been fired, and that all of them came from a member of the church’s volunteer safety team.

The safety team member stated that he confronted 2 suspicious males outside the church, one of whom presented a rifle. The safety team member fired multiple rounds causing both males to enter a white minivan and flee the scene, driving north bound on US 281.

There are no known injuries at this time.

Epicenter Church Burnet issued the following statement:

Security personnel noticed a suspicious man moving near the cars in the parking lot. Upon closer inspection, the man was seen placing a rock near an exterior door, seemingly trying to block it from opening. When security confronted him, he ran toward a white van. At that moment, another individual, wearing a Muslim turban, exited the van armed with an AR-15 style rifle. In response, security opened fire on the armed man. The van then fled north in the direction of Lampasas.

The Burnet County Sheriff’s Office has issued a description of the suspects: two dark-skinned males in a white mini-van, wearing white or off-white head dresses, and armed with rifles.

According to the Burnet City Manager, a recent incident occurred in Burnet involving two armed men who fled north towards Lampasas.

The Sheriff’s Office is also requesting any camera footage from 3 a.m. to 11 a.m. of the area north of 2401 N US 281.

Out of an abundance of caution, the Lampasas Police Department immediately called in additional staff and supervision to patrol our city, specifically our churches. We have coordinated with other local law enforcement agencies to be on high alert and ready to deter or respond immediately to any incidents that might occur.

As of now, no related incidents have occurred in or around our city. The Lampasas Police Department will remain on high alert throughout the afternoon. There is nothing further to report at this time.

If you have information, you are urged to contact the Burnet County Sheriff’s Office at 512-756-8080.

Stay alert and report any suspicious activity.

Burnet County Police Search for Two Suspects in Attempted Shooting at EpiCenter Church

 

God bless Texas.

 

It's a hell'va thing when churches have to have security guards...talk about strange times we live in.

 

That's some hill country Texas redneck territory. .

Those fuckers are stupid. I bet there were over 40 armed non-security people in there.

 

"Allah..."
(crackle of small arms fire)

Makes sense to me...

 

Follow up - the report was a hoax. The dude that called it in, copped to it being a BS call.
Burnet church leader 'devastated' from shooting hoax (kxan.com)

Church shooting hoax sparks security conversation amongst Central Texas pastors (kwtx.com)
"The sheriff’s office confirmed Tarver made the whole thing up and lied to law enforcement."

Suprise!

 

Have to admit that was in the back of my mind.