Wednesday, August 13, 2025 - A gunman opened fire in the parking lot of a Target store in Austin, Texas, on Monday, August 11, killing three people before fleeing and later being arrested.
Austin Police Chief, Lisa Davis described the suspect as a
man in his 30s with a “mental health history.” After the shooting, the suspect
fled in a stolen car, crashed it, then stole another vehicle from a nearby
dealership before being captured.
Emergency responders found three victims at the scene. Two
were pronounced dead on arrival, and the third died later in hospital. Their
identities have not yet been released.
“This is a very sad day for Austin,” Davis said. “My
condolences go out to the families.”
Austin Mayor Kirk Watson called the incident a “devastating
situation” and condemned it as a “sickening, cowardly act of gun violence.
The shooting comes just before the start of the school year,
during a busy shopping period. It follows a string of recent high-profile
attacks in the US, including an 11-person stabbing at a Walmart in Michigan on
26 July and a mass shooting in New York City that left five dea
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