Gunman who killed three during Texas Target shooting rampage IDed as violent criminal Ethan Blaine Nieneker
Austin Police announced Monday night Ethan Blaine Nieneker, 32, has been taken into custody in connection with the deadly shooting earlier in the day.
He fled the scene in a vehicle he stole from the parking lot at the Target store on Research Boulevard but quickly crashed the stolen vehicle.
At that point, police say Nieneker stole another car from a nearby Volkswagen dealership.
But officers were soon able to catch up with him and deployed a Taser to stop him, before taking him into custody.
Police Chief Lisa Davis noted that he has a history of mental illness and a prior criminal history.
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