AUSTIN (KXAN) — A fight ended with a woman being shot multiple times early Sunday morning in downtown Austin, according to an Austin Police Department affidavit.

The victim said she and some family were at a cafe on Sixth Street and Sabine Street when she saw the suspect, 26-year-old Reginald Thomas. According to the affidavit, she said she saw he had a gun and she hit him. She told police she tried to get her family out of the cafe, but Thomas grabbed ahold of one of them and she used mace on him.

Reginald Thomas (Photo: Austin Police Department)

The victim said they all ran and Thomas and another woman chased them. When they got near Red River Street and East Seventh Street, Thomas and the woman caught up and Thomas allegedly told the woman to fight the victim. Thomas also jumped on the victim’s back, before stepping away and getting a gun.

Surveillance video showed the fight, and the officer wrote in the affidavit “I observed Reginald struggling to get something out of the waistband area of his pants and then saw him shooting [the victim]. The video shows the gun malfunctioning, Reginald clearing the chamber and shooting [the victim] again.”

WARNING: This video below shows the fight and shooting

At 2:59 a.m., Austin police officers got to the scene and the victim was taken to the hospital. APD says it appears the victim and suspect knew one another.

In a Facebook post following the shooting, Austin Police Association President Ken Casaday asked, “Could this 6-block area be one of the most violent locations in the State of Texas?”

“The alcoholism and the drug addiction and the mental illness, all within that six-block area, I think it just conflicts with each other and you have these incidents,” Casaday said.

According to the city, the area saw 136 violent crimes within a thousand feet of the ARCH, roughly six blocks, in the past year. That’s up significantly from the 83 violent crimes in the same area the year prior.

Casaday believes the department needs 100 more officers, though he expects funding for 30 to be approved in the next city budget.

Looking into funding will be a priority, according to councilmember Kathy Tovo, who represents downtown.

“That will certainly be a conversation we have as a city council, whether we are investing enough in public safety,” Tovo said.

Thomas is not listed as being in custody. He faces an aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charge and $150,000 bond.