Police say 3 people were fatally shot at a Target in Austin, Texas, and a suspect has been detained

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A gunman opened fire Monday in a Target store parking lot in the Texas capital, killing at least three people, then stole two cars during a getaway that ended with police using a Taser to detain him on the other side of the city, authorities said.

Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis said the suspect is a man in his 30s with “a mental health history.”

Davis said the suspect fled the scene in a stolen car, wrecked that car then stole another from a dealership. He was captured in south Austin, where he was taken into custody, she said during a news conference.

She said responding officers found three people who had been shot in the Target parking lot.

Austin-Travis County EMS Chief Robert Luckritz said two people were pronounced dead at the scene and one person was taken t