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AUSTIN (KXAN) — The city of Austin filed a motion Monday to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a woman who was shot in the eye during a shootout between Austin Police officers and a suspect in 2023.

The shooting happened outside of The Soho Lounge on Sixth Street, late at night on Dec. 16, 2023.

The bar refused to let in a man who had a gun, and officers in the area approached. As they did, the man "pulled out a firearm and pointed it in the direction of officers and innocent bystanders,” said Robin Henderson at the time, who was serving as Austin's interim police chief.

Officers shot and killed the man, who also fired his gun, Henderson had said.

The exchange of gunfire injured three bystanders, one of whom was the lawsuit's plaintif

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