TX -- 3 dead, Target parking lot shooting, arrest. North Austin. 11 August 2025

[vls12345]

3 dead in shooting at North Austin Target, police say

The suspect has been taken into custody, according to police.

www.kvue.com

 

[vls12345]

https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/multiple-killed-hurt-in-north-austin-shooting/

 

[vls12345]

4-year-old girl, her grandfather, Target worker killed in 'unprovoked' shooting in Austin: Police

Three people are dead following a shooting at a Target store in Austin, Texas, according to police.

abcnews.go.com

The suspect stole and crashed a car, then stole another, when fleeing the scene.

 

[vls12345]

3 dead in North Austin Target shooting, suspect arrested: Officials

Three people died in a shooting at the Target located at 8601 Research Boulevard. The alleged shooter has been arrested.

www.statesman.com

Davis said the alleged shooter has a history of mental health issues.

If so, why did this guy have a gun?

 

[Leilei]

Not again...

 

[Dotta]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1955004135549374890

"Three people have died
after a gunman opened fire at a Target parking lot in Austin on Monday afternoon
- and the suspect has been detained.

The 32-year-old attacker,
who was described as white and wearing a Hawaiian shirt,
fired at shoppers at the store on Research Boulevard inTexas just before 3 pm ET.

Austin Police Department
said the gunman was detained sometime before 3.15pm,
and that four people were hurt in total, including one child.
Three people have died."

TARGET
Hmmm....

Nomen Omen?

 

[mickey2942]

Not again...

A mass shooting happens every day in the United States. The real question is why does the media focus on one mass shooting, while ignoring others?

Mass Shootings in 2025 | Gun Violence Archive

Gun Violence Archive (GVA) is a not for profit corporation formed in 2013 to provide free online public access to accurate information about gun-related violence in the United States. GVA will collect and check for accuracy, comprehensive information about gun-related violence in the U.S. and...

www.gunviolencearchive.org

 

[Inthedetails]

Again.

 

[airportwoman]

A mass shooting happens every day in the United States. The real question is why does the media focus on one mass shooting, while ignoring others?

Mass Shootings in 2025 | Gun Violence Archive

Gun Violence Archive (GVA) is a not for profit corporation formed in 2013 to provide free online public access to accurate information about gun-related violence in the United States. GVA will collect and check for accuracy, comprehensive information about gun-related violence in the U.S. and...

www.gunviolencearchive.org

Did the shooter have a known connection to the area and people?
How many victims?
And the most "important" question, what's their skin color?

 

[Inthedetails]

A mass shooting happens every day in the United States. The real question is why does the media focus on one mass shooting, while ignoring others?

Mass Shootings in 2025 | Gun Violence Archive

Gun Violence Archive (GVA) is a not for profit corporation formed in 2013 to provide free online public access to accurate information about gun-related violence in the United States. GVA will collect and check for accuracy, comprehensive information about gun-related violence in the U.S. and...

www.gunviolencearchive.org

I think mass shooting against random strangers get more attention than mass shootings over personal disputes.

jmopinion

 

[vls12345]

https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/multiple-killed-hurt-in-north-austin-shooting/

Police said the suspect stole a vehicle from the scene, drove away and crashed the vehicle.

The suspect then stole another vehicle and was later found by Austin Police in southeast Austin in the 2400 block of La Costa Court, where he was taken into custody — that is about 18.5 miles away from the scene of the shooting.

The suspect was described as a white man, approximately 32-years-old, and according to police, he has mental health struggles.

KXAN was also at that scene where you could see a black SUV that had crashed into several parked vehicles and was resting on top of another.

 

[vls12345]

Target shooting is city’s third mass-violence incident this year​

https://www.kxan.com/investigations/target-shooting-is-citys-third-mass-violence-incident-this-year/?ipid=promo-chartbeat-desktop

 

[vls12345]

https://www.kxan.com/video/austin-pd-3-dead-in-parking-lot-shooting/10971871

 

[angelainwi]

Target has been in the middle of controversy, ever since their corporate stand on "Pride" and inclusion of LGBTQIA clothing and accessories. Although, they have walked back from their support based on public backlash.

Target's Scaled-Back Pride Collection Finds 'Inclusivity for Everyone'

Target’s 2025 Pride collection highlights inclusivity with rainbow sandals, campy bird figurines and bold slogans like ‘Love Is For All.’

wwd.com

I would be shocked to learn that Target was the target.

Edited because I used wrong word

 

[Inthedetails]

A mentally ill gunman shot and killed three people at a Target in central Texas on Monday – then stole a pair of cars before he was arrested, officials said.

The 32-year-old, who has an unspecified mental health history, opened fire in a Target parking lot north of Austin at around 2:15 p.m., according to cops.

Mentally ill gunman kills 3, including child, at Texas Target — caught after crashing stolen car

Three people were killed and several others, including a child, were injured in a shooting at a Target in central Texas Monday afternoon, officials said.

nypost.com

 

[Inthedetails]

Police identified the suspect as a 32-year-old white male with a history of mental health issues. APD said he also "does have a rap sheet with us," though details of his prior offenses were not immediately released. His name has not been released.

North Austin Target shooting: What we know about the suspect

Austin police say a 32-year-old man with a history of mental health issues killed three people in a North Austin Target shooting before being arrested in South Austin.

www.fox7austin.com

 

[Inthedetails]

FWIW, the Daily Mail is claiming police told them the name of the shooter. I'm not linking it because the DM isn't alway accurate and I'm not seeing the name in regular MSM.

jmo

 

[Dotta]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1955098550590710128

 

[Elley Mae]

Texas Target shooting suspect seen bloodied, bruised in new mugshot after gunfire left 3 dead, including a child

The maniac arrested for allegedly opening fire in the parking lot of a Target in Texas, killing two adults and a child, was identified Tuesday — as cops released his bruised and bloodied mugshot.

nypost.com

 

[Inthedetails]

APD has not released any information about what led to the shooting. Officials will hold a press conference at 2 p.m. Tuesday with more information.

APD: Suspect in Austin Target shooting killed 3 people, assaulted others and destroyed multiple vehicles within less than 1 hour

Austin police have identified 32-year-old Ethan Nieneker as the suspect.

www.kvue.com

Austin is in Central Time zone. So presser is at:

3pm Eastern
2pm Central
1pm Mountain
12pm Pacific