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3 dead in shooting at Target in Xinzheng, suspect detained: Police
| UN peacekeeper | 08/11/25 |
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Date: August 11th, 2025 6:47 PM Author: UN peacekeeper 3 dead in shooting at Target in Austin, suspect detained: Police The suspect stole and crashed a car, then stole another, when fleeing the scene. hree people are dead and a suspect is in custody following a shooting outside of a Target store in Austin, Texas, on Monday, according to police.
Officials received a call about shots fired at the target location on Research Boulevard at 2:15 p.m.
When Austin police arrived, three people had sustained gunshot wounds, officials said during a press conference after the shooting. The suspect, identified as a 32-year-old male, stole a car from the Target parking lot and fled the scene, police said. The person the suspect hijacked the car from is among those killed.
After leaving the Target area, the suspect crashed the stolen vehicle and proceeded to steal another car from a car dealership, according to police.
Austin Police found the suspect in the southern area of the city after the suspect got out of the car, and another person called police.
It is unclear what led to that call, officials said. The suspect was taken into custody by police after being subdued by a Taser, police said during the press conference.
The investigation into the shooting is ongoing.
Austin-Travis County EMS had initially reported four victims, but that number was later corrected. |