Police: 2 Dead After Car Runs Through Crowd at SXSW

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:

Individual is in custody. More details shortly. The names of the deceased will not be released until proper notifications have been made.

— Austin Police Dept (@Austin_Police) March 13, 2014

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