By Associated Press’s NADIA LATHAN
Texas’s Austin (AP) According to authorities, a suspect has been taken into custody after a shooter opened fire outside a Target store in Austin, Texas, on Monday, killing at least three people.
Following the assault, the suspect fled the scene and took a car, according to Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis. But before being apprehended in south Austin and placed under arrest, he destroyed that vehicle and stole another, she added during a press conference.
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According to her, responding police discovered three fatally shot victims in the Target parking lot.
Austin is having a pretty depressing day. “We’re all having a very sad day, and I’m sending my condolences to the families,” she said. According to Davis, she is unable to provide any information regarding the victims.
According to Davis, the suspect is a white man with a history of mental illness who looks to be 32 years old.
One individual was treated by first responders for unrelated injuries, according to a representative for Austin-Travis County emergency services.
Ahead of the new school year, the shooting occurred during back-to-school shopping. An email requesting comment from The Associated Press was not answered by Target corporate.
Contributions were made by Associated Press writers Heather Hollingsworth in Kansas City, Missouri; Jamie Stengle in Dallas; and Jim Vertuno in Austin, Texas.
