AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A gunman opened fire Monday in the parking lot of a Target store 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 car 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 fatally shot in the Target parking lot.
“This is a very sad day for Austin. It’s a very sad day for us all and my condolences go out to the fami