Gunman Kills 3 in Austin Target Parking Lot, Flees in Stolen Cars

Shooting Incident in Austin

• 🎯 Austin police responded to a shooting at a Target store parking lot at 2:15 p.m., arriving within four minutes.
• 💔 Officers discovered three people who had been shot in the parking lot.
• 🚨 Two victims were pronounced dead at the scene, and a third was pronounced dead at a local hospital.
• 🩹 An additional individual was treated for unrelated injuries on scene.

Suspect Apprehension and Background

• 🚗 The suspect fled the scene, stealing one car, wrecking it, and then hijacking another vehicle.
• 🚓 Austin PD located the suspect in South Austin, where he was taken into custody after being tased.
• 👤 The suspect is described as a white male, appearing to be 32 years old, with a history of mental health issues.
• 😔 Authorities expressed that this is a sad day for Austin and offered condolences to the families of the victims.