Shooter kills 3 in Target parking lot in Austin, Texas, before being captured: police
Police said they were still working to determine a motive. The suspect fled the scene in a stolen car, wrecked that car and then stole another from a dealership, Davis said. He was captured about 20 miles (32 kilometers) away, in south Austin, where he was taken into custody, she said during a news conference.
Davis said officers responding to a call at about 2:15 p.m. found three people shot in the Target parking lot. Davis said they believe one of the people who was shot was the owner of the car stolen from the store's parking lot. An adult and child were pronounced dead at the scene, while another adult died after being taken to the hospital, according to Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services.
EMS officials said a fourth person was treated for a minor medical complaint not related to traumatic injuries. "This is a very sad day for Austin. It's a very sad day for us all and my condolences go out to the families,' Davis said. She said she had no information to release about the victims. Lonnie Lee, 22, said she had visited the Target with her sister just a couple of hours earlier before they left to get lunch with their grandparents.
When they returned to the area to continue shopping, she said they were shocked to see the parking lot was cordoned off and filled with police. "We got really, really lucky,' Lee said. "And some people didn't.' The shooting came amid back-to-school shopping ahead of the upcoming academic year. Target said in a statement that they were "devastated' by what happened, and that they would be providing grief counseling to their team.
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