Researchers believe that Colton Tooley was armed with an assault rifle AK-47.
Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo said: "It looks like an AK-47, yes. Remember, we have not done the ballistics test, but that's just based on visual identification. It could be another type of assault rifle but appears to be an AK-47. "
The AK-47 has a different look, with a curved magazine and a fixed population of metal. The AK-47 is a semi-automatic rifle, which means that the user must pull the trigger for each shot. Do not spray bullets with the trigger continuously, unlike an automatic weapon. The AK-47 can fire up to 600 rounds per minute.
The AK-47 was designed after World War II by the Russian Mikhail Kalashnikov gun manufacturer. The name means "Kalashnikov Assault," and the year it was introduced in 1947. It was one of the world's first assault rifles.
AK-47 The $ 600 price tag makes it one of the most popular assault rifles in the world. It is manufactured in at least 24 countries outside of where it originated in Russia. It is officially used by nearly 70 military forces worldwide. The United States military does not officially use the AK-47. Is readily available in Texas.
Texas law allows anyone over 18 with no criminal record or history of domestic violence, to buy the gun. The owners of several gun shops in Austin refused interviews on camera, but a gun shop owner says he can do a criminal background check instantly, and there is no waiting period. However, he says he would never sell an AK-47 any person under 21 years.
Police believe that 19 years old, Colton Tooley discharge his weapon at least five times on the campus of the University of Texas.
"We know of at least four shots fired in the street," said Chief Acevedo. "This is a scene of the crime and know that played cartridge itself."
Police are investigating whether Tooley had no other weapons.This morning, Austin police responded to reports of gunfire at the University of Texas in the Perry-Castañeda Library.
Just after 8 am, officials from UT campus to lock, as they have sought, possibly two gunmen, but police refused to confirm a "second shooter.
Old Del Mar College student Maria De la Garza was heading to class in the building next door when he heard the news about the shooting.
"Luckily I was late to class this morning and I realized before I got there," De la Garza said, "When I first heard, I was totally surprised and in fear that something was happening."
His department, De la Garza heard sirens out of public address systems to warn people of the emergency.
"All my neighbors were out and people in the streets wondering what was going on," de la Garza said: "Everyone wondered what was going on, not really sure what to do.
He said the police response was very good and fast. Students and teachers were alerted immediately and be kept informed from the beginning. The university also keeps students informed through text messages and email.
De la Garza remained in constant contact with his family here in Corpus Christi throughout the test as soon as the news.
"I was more worried about my younger sister who also goes to UT," said De La Garza: "I was worried about how it was and where I was."
Fortunately, her sister, Julia De la Garza, was in a building about half a mile from the shooting.
At 3:30, UT officials confirmed that the shooter Colton Tooley, a sophomore 19 years old, that he acted alone when he shot three times at the church in the center of the Catholic University and three more shots in South Shopping Center before taking his own life. No other injuries were reported.
"You hear about these things all the time," said De la Garza, "but it's crazy that happened here.
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