A gunman killed three people outside a Target store in Austin, Texas, this afternoon, then stole a succession of cars before he was apprehended, local police officials said.

Two of the victims were pronounced dead at the scene shortly after emergency responders arrived around 2:20 p.m. Central time. A third person died at a nearby hospital, and a fourth was injured.

Police said the 32-year-old gunman then hijacked a car, crashed it, and stole another car. Austin police officers found him in South Austin and took him into custody after shocking him with a stun gun.

The man, whose name has not been released, had a history of mental health problems and has previously been placed on emergency holds, according to Lisa Davis, chief of the Austin Police Department. Such holds typically occur w

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