Gunman Dead in Downtown Austin

UPDATE: Shooter's name is Larry Steve McQuilliams, 49, of Austin

Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo said the police headquarters was "extensively damaged" by gunfire today from a man who also fired bullets into the guardhouse at the federal courthouse. Police say the man also tried to set the Mexican Consulate on fire. The man was shot by police and died, although it's not known if the police gunfire killed him or if he took his own life. Police haven't released his identity, and they don't yet have a motive.

He said the suspect is a white male, approximately 50 years old from Austin.

Officers were searching the suspect's Austin-area residence for possible explosives.

Police did not immediately confirm whether the man, whose name was not immediately released, had explosives.

The gunfire was reported at 2:22 a.m. Friday, Munguia said, and some bullets hit police headquarters. Munguia did not immediately say whether the consulate and the courthouse were damaged. Both were closed at the time of the gunfire.

"An officer outside the building saw the suspect, fired at the suspect, the suspect went down," Munguia said.

Officers then saw what appeared to be an improvised explosive device in his vehicle, and that "the suspect was wearing some type of vest," Munguia said. He did not provide additional details on the garment.

Police are trying to determine a motive for the gunfire, which shut down a stretch of Interstate 35 for hours but had reopened Friday morning.

Chief Art Acevedo confirms the events that took place Friday Morning, and gives an ID of the suspect:

We will have more updates as the story develops.