Three people are dead after a shooting at an Austin, Texas, Target store, police said on Monday.
The suspect fled in a stolen car, wrecked that vehicle, then stole another car before being apprehended in South Austin.
Police were alerted at 2:15pm and first-responders arrived within four minutes, finding three people shot in the parking lot of the store.
“This is a very sad day for Austin,” Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis said in a press conference. “This is a very sad day for us all.”
Two were pronounced dead on the scene, and a third victim died after being taken to a local hospital.
Four people were injured in the shooting as well, The Austin American-Statesman reports.
Davis said the suspect, was a 32-year-old male with a “mental health history.”
The shooting occurred at the Target at 8601 Research Boulevard, according to police.
Police had described a potential suspect in the shooting as a white male, possibly wearing a khaki shorts and a floral / Hawaiian shirt.
Officers were seen evacuating shoppers from the Target to a nearby PetSmart.
Officials urged the public to stay away from the area.
This is a breaking news story and will be updated with new information.
