The Burnet County Sheriff’s Department shared the following information on Facebook Sunday:

On Sunday October 6, 2024, at approximately 10:33 a.m. 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.

The Burnet County Sheriff’s Office is working cooperatively with a number of state and federal agencies on the investigation into this incident.