The man accused of fatally shooting three people outside a Target store in Austin, Texas, shared right-wing memes and posts on Facebook .

Ethan Nieneker, 32, is charged with two counts of capital murder and one count of murder over Monday's shooting.

Newsweek has contacted Republican Governor Greg Abbott 's office for comment via email.

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Police said the gunman killed an employee collecting shopping carts outside the store, then a man and his 4-year-old granddaughter in a sport utility vehicle. The suspect then fled in that vehicle, causing multiple crashes and stealing other cars before being subdued with a Taser and taken into custody.

The victims were identified Tuesday by police as Hector Leopoldo Martinez Machuca, 24, Adam Chow, 65, and Chow's 4-year-old gran

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