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Austin Target shooting leaves 3 dead, shooter in custody

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Austin Target shooting leaves 2 dead after white gunman shoots three to five, with  shooting suspect taken into custody. 
Austin, Texas Target shooting leaves 2 dead after white gunman shoots three to five, with 'white' shooting suspect wearing khaki shorts and Hawaiin shirt taken into custody. 
Austin Target shooting leaves 2 dead after white gunman shoots three to five, with  shooting suspect taken into custody. 
Austin, Texas Target shooting leaves 2 dead after white gunman shoots three to five, with ‘white’ shooting suspect wearing khaki shorts and Hawaiin shirt taken into custody.

Austin Target shooting leaves 3 dead after white gunman wearing khaki shorts and Hawaiin shirt shoots into parking lot, leaving three to five also injured, with shooting suspect taken into custody. No known motive.

At least three people have died and up to five people injured after a 32 year old gunman with a known mental health issue and prior criminal history, opened fire at a Target parking lot in North Austin on Monday afternoon, with the suspect since detained.

The Austin Police Department released a statement of an active shooter situation, Monday late afternoon, just before 3 p.m, in which they stated the following:

White man wearing khaki shorts, Hawaiin shirt taken into custody

‘APD Officers are responding to a shooting incident at the Target located at 8601 Research Boulevard. The suspect is still at large. The suspect is described as a White male. Possibly wearing khaki shorts, Hawaiian/floral shirt. DO NOT APPROACH. For your safety.’

An update shared by a user on X stated, Two Killed, Several Injured in mass shooting at Target, Suspect Apprehended.

Stated the user, ‘A suspect has been taken into custody after responding officers found multiple people shot at a Target in Austin, TX, this afternoon. The shooter opened fire and killed at least two people at the store, with multiple other people struck. The exact number of injuries is unclear.

‘Local news confirmed a child was among the injured. Police tracked the suspect, who took a car from a person at the shooting location, and were able to apprehend the shooter at a separate location. Expect a heavy police presence, including road closures, as an active investigation continues at the scene.’

KVUE confirmed social media reports that as of 3:13 p.m., the suspect being in custody.

Suspect known to police with prior criminal history and mental health issue

APD Chief Lisa Davis told KVUE that three to five people were shot in the Target parking lot, including a child. Two of the people shot have died, but further details have not been released.

Follow up reports described the shooter as a 32-year-old white male known to police with a known mental health issue and prior criminal history, who upon shooting his victims fled the scene in a stolen vehicle.

The suspect then crashed the car, at which point he hijacked another vehicle from a local Volkswagen dealership, Police Chief Davis said at an evening news conference.

But officers were quickly able to track down the suspect about 18 miles south of the shooting.

Police then tazed him and took him into custody, though the suspect has not yet been charged and a motive remains unclear.

The Target corporation has released a statement about the shooting.

‘We are devastated by the violence that occurred today at our store in Austin, Texas. Our hearts are with the families and loved ones of those who lost their lives, our team in Austin and all those impacted by this tragedy,’ a spokesperson for the company said.

‘We are working with law enforcement as they conduct their investigation and are grateful to the first responders who acted quickly at the scene.

‘In the days ahead, we will continue partnering with law enforcement and will be providing support resources, including grief counseling, to our team.’