AUSTIN (KXAN) — A triple homicide, allegedly committed at random, rocked Austin Monday afternoon. The aftershocks of the tragedy continued for family and friends of the victims -- a Target employee, a grandfather, and a four-year-old child died in a North Austin parking lot.

Austin Police released the names and photos of the deceased Tuesday. But those close to one of the victims told KXAN that APD got one of those names wrong.

Kim Dang, who was engaged to the Target employee, told KXAN Wednesday night that her fiancée had started to transition her gender in 2022. She said her fiancée had used a chosen name for several years: Rosa Machuca.

"She didn't fully begin to come out until after she came out to me, some of her family members and friends, and then solely over time, she became con

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